The Edge of Democracy

A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. With unprecedented access to Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, we witness their rise and fall and the tragically polarized nation that remains.

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  Petra Costa
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  Karen Gronich
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  Mariana de Melo

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  Dilma Rousseff
  Self
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  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
  Self
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  Michel Temer
  Self
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  Eduardo Cunha
  Self
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  Jair Bolsonaro
  Self
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  Sérgio Moro
  Self
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  Paulo Maluf
  Self
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  Jean Wyllys
  Self
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  Aécio Neves
  Self
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  Gilberto Carvalho
  Himself
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  Petra Costa
  Self
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  Barack Obama
  Self (archive footage)
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  Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
  Self (archive footage)
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  Nelson Mandela
  Self (archive footage)
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  Li An
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  Elena Andrade