New Netflix doc explores the rise of the far-right in Brazil

[triviagogo29]

Directed by Petra Costa, the new Netflix original, "The Edge of Democracy", explores the Brazilian current political scenario, focusing on the impeachment proceedings of Dilma Rousseff, the first women to become the president of Brazil, and how it facilitated the rise of a far-right fascist president.

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The documentary is out now and it's a must

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[pastrieschick]

I will def watch it. Discovering that basically every Brazilian footballer is a Bolsonaro supporter was awful. Liverpool's entire Brazilian factions is a big yikes.

[triviagogo29]

they all are and I hate them all. I became what I despised: someone that wants them to lose every game.

thank God for the women's team and the perfect angel that is Marta.

[pastrieschick]

I was so excited for Copa America and this and the Neymar mess has just ruined the whole thing. Welp. There's WWC and AFCON to be excited over

[triviagogo29]

to think I defended and cheered for Neymar until recently. god, I'm such a fucking clown.

[pastrieschick]

Lol same. I still get the urge because Barcelona supporters are awful and I hate seeing them get satisfaction. Also the whole proper football men group who think Neymar deserve to get injured because he’s a diving show pony. But I’ve realised he doesn’t really deserve my support.

[headswillroll88]

female athletes in general are so much easier to stan

[flirflir]

Mte

[pastrieschick]

Alisson wearing a shirt with a giant cross at the Champions League final was something. Or Neymar just wearing a headband with JESUS on it at the 2015 Champions League final. My friend noticed how a lot of Brazilian footballers IG captions are just exclusively bible scriptures. Moura is particularly gross about Bolsonaro. His Twitter likes were just filled with Bolsonaro love. Spurs fans who defend him are sf weird. "Oh look at these Europeans trying to lecture athletes about their own country".

I think Juninho is the only one is openly against Bolsonaro.

[abcdlovelife]

ugh yeah it has completely ruined my fave sport. they're all entitled elites that forgot what its like to grow up poor and they think racism doesn't exist because they made it. its disgusting.

[triviagogo29]

ugh yeah it has completely ruined my fave sport.
just focus on the women's team. they're still amazing tbqh.

[abcdlovelife]

its what i'm doing from now on! <3

[miwa201]

i know about alisson and fabinho, did roberto firmino say anything? although i have no hopes for him

[pastrieschick]

He hasn’t done anything personally but his wife liked a bunch of pro-Bolsonaro stuff earlier in the season. And they’re very close the Brazilian group

[miwa201]

yeah, that's what i thought (i think that's the same case for fabinho, who iirc hasn't said anything but his wife has publicly supported bolsonaro). oh well, at least there's always andy "working class hero" robertson

[nene718]

what's the tea on marcelo