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Follow the controversial rise to victory of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro.
This feature length documentary about the controversial president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, tells the story of his extraordinary rise from relative obscurity to the ultimate seat of South American power.
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Follow the controversial rise to victory of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro.
This feature length documentary about the controversial president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, tells the story of his extraordinary rise from relative obscurity to the ultimate seat of South American power.
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Exclusive interview with then Federal Deputy Jair Bolsonaro, in front of Palácio do Planalto, in Brasília.
IGO ESTRELA/ESTADÃO CONTEÚDO/AE/Código
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Then Deputy Jair Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo Bolsonaro during the inauguration ceremony of the 513 deputies elected for a 4-year term in the 55th legislature (2015-2019).
DIDA SAMPAIO/ESTADÃO CONTEÚDO/AE/Código
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President Jair Bolsonaro shows a box of Hydroxychloroquine and defends its use as a preventive against covid-19, even though the drug has not presented scientific proof of effectiveness against it.
GABRIELA BILÓ/ESTADÃO CONTEÚDO/AE/Code
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Exclusive interview with then Federal Deputy Jair Bolsonaro, in front of Palácio do Planalto, in Brasília.
IGO ESTRELA/ESTADÃO CONTEÚDO/AE/Código
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President Michel Temer, accompanied by his wife, Marcela Temer, passes the presidential banner to the inaugurated president, Jair Bolsonaro, accompanied by his wife Michelle Bolsonaro.
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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro wears a headdress during a meeting with his indigenous supporters from different ethnic groups (not pictured) in front of the Planalto Palace in Brasilia.
REUTERS/Adriano Machado
About the Show
Since his landslide victory in 2018, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has rarely been out of the headlines, with his controversial views on gender, indigenous rights and the Amazon. Yet, despite the increasingly vocal demands for his impeachment, Bolsonaro continues to have millions of supporters, drawn to his straight-talking style and vision of a new Brazil.
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Told through intimate interviews with some of those closest to him, as well as his opponents, this is the story of a remarkable rise from obscurity to the ultimate seat of power, full of high-stakes drama, guns and God.
With forensic storytelling and characters worthy of Shakespeare, this is a series about power, politics and family - a story in which the consequences will be felt not just in Brazil but around the world.
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