Filmmaker Petra Costa - Apocalyptic Christianity and the Rise of the Far-Right
In Brazil's fragile democracy, the rise of Evangelical Christianity threatens the barrier between church and state. Petra Costa meets the key players in her new Netflix documentary, Apocalypse in the Tropics.
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Show Notes
Oscar nominated for her film The Edge of Democracy, which documented the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff and the rise of Jair Bolsonaro, Petra Costa returns to the subject of Brazil's fragile democracy in Apocalypse in the Tropics. Streaming now on Netflix, Apocalypse explores the relationship between evangelical Christianity and the far-right, following the televangelist Silas Malafaia in his work campaigning for Jair Bolsonaro. Petra joins the podcast to discuss this precarious moment in Brazilian politics and its significance for democracies around the world.
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