When does a democracy end and a theocracy begin? In Apocalypse in the Tropics, Petra Costa investigates the increasingly powerful grip Christian evangelical leaders hold over politics in Brazil. She gains extraordinary access to the country鈥檚 top political leaders, including President Lula and former president Bolsonaro, as well as to Brazil鈥檚 most famous televangelist: a magnetic pastor who aspires to play puppet master to the far-right leader.
