Apocalypse in the Tropics (2025) (Apocalipse nos Trópicos)
When does a democracy end and a theocracy begin? In Apocalypse in the Tropics, Petra Costa investigates the increasingly powerful grip Christian evangelical leaders hold over politics in Brazil. She gains extraordinary access to the country’s top political leaders, including President Lula and former president Bolsonaro, as well as to Brazil’s most famous televangelist: a magnetic pastor who aspires to play puppet master to the far-right leader.
Cast
Crew
- Director: Petra Costa
- Producer: Alessandra Orofino
- Editor: David Barker
- Executive Producer: Trevor Burgess
- Executive Producer: Jim Swartz
- Executive Producer: Jeremy Kleiner
- Executive Producer: Jenny Raskin
- Executive Producer: James Costa
- Executive Producer: Jeffrey Lurie
- Executive Producer: Geralyn White Dreyfous
- Executive Producer: Katy Drake Bettner
- Executive Producer: Susan Swartz
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When does a democracy end and a theocracy begin? In Apocalypse in the Tropics, Petra Costa investigates the increasingly powerful grip Christian evangelical leaders hold over politics in Brazil. She gains extraordinary access to the country’s top political leaders, including President Lula and former president Bolsonaro, as well as to Brazil’s most famous televangelist: a magnetic pastor who aspires to play puppet master to the far-right leader.
