1 Article(s) by: Nicolas Allen and Daniel Carneiro Leão

Nicolas Allen is a Jacobin contributing editor and the managing editor at Jacobin América Latina.Daniel Carneiro Leão is a doctoral student in law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

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After Bacurau, Brazil’s Film Industry Is Under Threat From Jair Bolsonaro’s Government

The Brazilian film Bacurau received international acclaim as one of the best films of 2020. In Brazil, however, it has unleashed the ire of a far-right government, intent on smashing the country’s film industry. Bacurau’s directors speak to Jacobin about the Lula government’s revitalization of the Brazilian cultural scene and what Bolsonaro has been doing since to destroy it.