New LGBTQ+ Documentary Exposes Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro Prior to Election
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is up for re-election on October 2. He’s a fanatical far-right politician that seemingly no one took seriously until they had no choice.
Sound familiar?Often known as the "Brazilian Donald Trump," Bolsonaro has sent shockwaves of racist and anti-LGBTQ+ fervor throughout Brazil – building an extremist fan base off of fake news and hateful rhetoric.
Since his election in 2018, his policies have not only harmed people of color, indigenous people, women, and LGBTQ+ folks, it’s resulted in the continuous deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.So where does it end?
That’s where LBTQ+ filmmaker Fernando Grostein Andrade comes in.Best known for his acclaimed work on Breaking the Taboo, which centers on the war on drugs, Andrade is once again making the political personal with his new documentary Breaking Myths.Released worldwide on September 16, just weeks before Brazil’s presidential election, the film exposes the harsh realities of Bolsonaro’s detrimental behaviors and policies, highlighting what the politician’s second win could mean for the country of Brazil– and perhaps even the world.“That’s the point of why we’re also making this film in English,” Andrade tells The Advocate. “I think it’s important for America and all over the world to know what’s going on in Brazil, to know what’s going on in the Amazon, and also to look at this as some sort of mirror.”A mirror it is.
