Apocalypse in the Tropics (2025)
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.
Documentary
Cast & Crew
Silas Malafaia
Self
Elizete Malafaia
Self
Jair Bolsonaro
Self
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Self
Petra Costa
Self
Alexandre de Moraes
Self
Cabo Daciolo
Self
Damares Alves
Self
Eduardo Bolsonaro
Self
Sérgio Moro
Self
Magno Malta
Self
Gleisi Hoffmann
Self
Geraldo Alckmin
Self
Janja Lula
Self
General Braga Netto
Self
Petra Costa
Director
Alessandra Orofino, Petra Costa
Producer
Jeremy Kleiner, Rafael Georges da Cruz, Jeffrey Lurie, Jenny Raskin, Kate Hurwitz, Trevor Burgess, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Jim Swartz, James Costa, Marie Therese Guirgis, Katy Drake Bettner, Dede Gardner, Felipe Estefan, Susan Swartz, Brad Pitt, Meadow Fund, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Frida Polli, Gal Buitoni, Luciane Toffoli, Leda Stopazzolli
Executive Producer
Petra Costa
Writer
