59 minSeason 1 • Episode 3
LatestComing to power on a platform of radical, populist change, Bolsonaro sets out to deliver for his base from the beginning. Determined to commercially exploit the Amazon rainforest – whatever the cost – the next four years have a profound effect on Brazil and the rest of the world.
The remarkable rise of one of the world’s most controversial leaders, Jair Bolsonaro, from obscurity to the presidency of Brazil.
Direction
Matthew Hill weaves archival footage into genuinely unnerving narrative.
Writing
Refuses easy answers about how democracies die.
Steve Bannon
Self - Former Chief Strategist to President Trump
Jair Bolsonaro
Self (archive footage)
Glenn Greenwald
Self - Investigative Journalist
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Self (archive footage)
Flávio Bolsonaro
Self - Bolsonaro's Eldest Son
Carla Zambelli
Self - Federal Deputy / Self - Anti-Corruption Campaigner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Bolsonaro's re-election campaign, the timing sparked accusations of foreign interference—ironic given the documentary's subject.
The title deliberately echoes 'The Boys from Brazil' (1978), the Nazi-cloning thriller—subtle? No. Accurate? Debatable.
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