The Edge of Democracy

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Alexsander F Absolute stunner! There's so much you have to know... Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/17/25 Full Review William M Não é um documentário! Filme patrocinado pelo Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) para mostrar a sua própria visão e suas narrativas políticas sobre os acontecimentos políticos durante sua permanência no poder executivo. Contém várias distorções históricas bem como inverdades sobre os fatos. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/09/23 Full Review eoin h An excellent documentary about the rise and subsequent quashing of the lest in Brazilian politics. If you have ever wondered if there is room in our current political and economic systems for the fairer distribution of resources, this documentary gives you an answer. Yes. It is specific to Brazil but there are lessons for the whole world over. Lula Inacio Da Silva, part of the far left workers movement, rose to the highest office in Brazil. No doubt a very well intentioned man, he set about redistributing wealth and improving the living standards of the poorest in society. It is striking to see how as president the structures he must operate in and the relationships he begins to develop restrict his ability to represent his working class followers. That said the lowest in society do see increases in there standard of living as he holds true to his beliefs. He also launches a crack down on corruption. These good intentions will be his undoing as the investigations he starts are turned on him. The investigators are people embedded in the legal system who are incentivised to maintain the status quo. Along with big business, the media and right wing politicians they launch a campaign to unseat Lula and his successor Dilma Rousseff. They are investigated on campaign finance rules. Even though they are pro workers, they need finance to stay in power. Does this compromise their ideals? Probably. But what is the alternative. Ban campaign financing? Right wing politicians impeach Dilma over budgeting irregularities which seem to be a matter of accounting treatment and not misappropriation. The media launches the case against Lula and whips his right wing detractors into a frenzy. The state solicitor takes a case against Lula and then also convicts him (cause no judge is needed in Brazil) and Lula goes to jail. This all paves the way for Jair Bolsonaro. The establishment hold their noses (much like the US for Trump) and throw their support behind him and he is now president. Although there might be time for a happy ending as since the documentary, Lula has had his conviction quashed and can now run in the next election. This story is told very well in this documentary. The producers have lots of great footage including taped conversations and it is all laid bare. From personal takes highlighting the political divides in society and also families. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review rafael z Filme de propaganda política, pautada em inverdades. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/21/23 Full Review Audience Member The sad true story about politics in Brazil. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member How did we get to Bolsonaro? In 2020, this is a question on the minds of many political commentators. Edge of Democracy "Democracia em Vertigem" provides a convincing answer to this relevant question. Why did Jair Bolsonaro defeat former São Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad and become president of Brazil in 2018? Bolsonaro is a strongman. He has been dubbed the "Trump of the Tropics." He is an authoritarian leader who espouses populist, homophobic, and sexist rhetoric. How is it that Brazil, the fifth largest country in the world, elected someone so reactionary and appalling? The easiest answer: Bolsonaro was an imperfect antidote to the endemic corruption that has been so prevalent in Brazil for the past decades. Not long ago, Dilma Rouseff— the first woman to be elected as president in Brazil— was impeached for corruption. Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, another Workers' Party politician, was also arrested. Still other Workers' Party politicians have been mired by one of the biggest political scandals of the 21st Century— Operation Lava Jato (Car Wash). It seems that Brazilians sought out an alternative to this corruption. This is the perfect documentary for outside observers to understand how Brazil got to this point. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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