'Amazon of America': film paints vision of a post-coup Brazil giving up rainforest
Vitória Régia imagines rightwing Bolsonaro plot succeeded with US help – and highlights threats facing Indigenous peoples
TL;DR
- Vitória Régia is a short film imagining a successful far-right coup in Brazil in 2025.
- The fictional coup involves assassinating the president and surrendering the Amazon rainforest to the United States.
- The film highlights the suppression of media, purging of ideological opponents, and control of natural resources by foreign entities.
- It draws attention to the threats facing Brazil's Indigenous peoples and their fight to defend their lands.
- The film's creators fear the fictional scenario has parallels with current political realities in Brazil, including the potential return of anti-environmental policies.
- The film was made in collaboration with Indigenous networks Coiab and Apib.
- The movie aims to serve as an alert about threats to sovereignty, Indigenous resistance, and democracy.