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Bolsonaro’s Cultural Revolution

By Théo Manzali de Sá-Kaye

Artists say ideology, not economics, is driving Bolsonaro’s overhaul of the creative sector.

For President Jair Bolsonaro, it may be “fiction and fantasy,” but for Hollywood, Brazil’s The Edge of Democracy is a contender for best documentary at the Oscars. It’s the latest in a spate of Brazilian films to receive international acclaim: At last year’s Cannes Film Festival, two Brazilian productions were lauded, Karim Anouz’s The Invisible Life and Kleber Mendonça’s...

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