The Boys from Brazil: Rise of the Bolsonaros

5.4 (4 votes)• 2022• 59m•Ended

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The remarkable rise of one of the world’s most controversial leaders, Jair Bolsonaro, from obscurity to the presidency of Brazil.

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Languages: English, Portuguese

Director: Matthew Hill

Starring Cast: Steve Bannon, Jair Bolsonaro, Glenn Greenwald, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, David Miranda, Michelle Bolsonaro

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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)

David Miranda

Self - Federal Deputy

Michelle Bolsonaro

Self (archive footage)

Flávio Bolsonaro

Self - Bolsonaro's Eldest Son

Carla Zambelli

Self - Federal Deputy / Self - Anti-Corruption Campaigner

Andrew Fishman

Self - Investigative Journalist, The Intercept

Sam Cowie

Self - Journalist

Terrence McCoy

Self - Brazil Bureau Chief, The Washington Post

Brian Winter

Self - Former Brazil Chief Correspondent, Reuters

Juliana Dal Piva

Self - Reporter, The Secret Life of Jair Podcast

Gerald Brant

Self - Friend and Advisor to the Bolsonaros

Malu Gaspar

Self - Columnist, O Globo

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