Over the last 40 years, Brazil has seen unprecedented growth in the evangelical faith, from a meagre 5% to a significant 30% of its population. This increase has seen the church mobilized opportunistically as a tool and a political platform for spouting far-right propaganda. At the helm is Silas Malafaia, who has been infiltrating Brazilians’ television sets for over 30 years and spreading vitriol in opposition to homosexuality, reproductive justice and Indigenous rights—all the while acting as a central advisor to former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Oscillating between the encapsulating and deeply personal essayistic style Costa has become synonymous with and newly shot footage, Apocalypse in the Tropics boasts remarkable access to Malafaia, Bolsonaro and President Lula as Costa delivers a meditation on the historically intertwined relationship between church and state in Brazil that culminates in the large-scale occupation of the national congress and attempted coup on January 8, 2023. With the global rise of right-wing fascism, this is a much-needed intervention and a call to safeguard the fragility of democracy. Lauren Clarke.
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