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New documentary looks at Brazil's evangelicals

A new Netflix documentary, "Apocalypse in the Tropics," examines the role of the evangelical movement and right-wing politics in Brazil and its parallels with U.S. politics. Director Petra Costa joins "The Takeout" to discuss her film.
Jul 10, 2025 (05:31)

TRANSCRIPT FOR: “NEW DOCUMENTARY LOOKS AT RELIGION AND RIGHT-WING POLITICS IN BRAZIL”

MAJOR GARRETT:
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Subject to an assassination attempt, yes. Precisely. Then January 6 happened. Two years later, Brazil mimicked the same attacks to our three branches of government two days later, January 8. And those attacks have been led to the trial of Bolsonaro that is ongoing, where he's being tried for coordinating-- allegedly coordinating that coup attempt that, if successful, would have led to the assassination of Lula, the current president, Lula's vice president, and the Supreme Court justice. Now Trump is threatening Brazil with 50% tariffs if it doesn't drop the trial against Bolsonaro, which is really worrisome because Brazil is a sovereign nation and Bolsonaro, as any other Brazilian citizen, is entitled to a fair trial without interference from any foreign nation, especially the strongest nation in the world. Petra Costa, thank you so much for your time. I appreciate you coming in. The documentary Apocalypse in theTropics is available Monday on Netflix.

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