The Edge of Democracy

A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. With unprecedented access to Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, we witness their rise and fall and the tragically polarized nation that remains.

• Petra CostaDirector
• Petra CostaWriter
• Vitor AraújoOriginal Music Composer
• Rodrigo LeãoOriginal Music Composer
• Gilberto MonteOriginal Music Composer
• Lucas SanttanaOriginal Music Composer

• Dilma RousseffSelf
• Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaSelf
• Michel TemerSelf
• Eduardo CunhaSelf
• Jair BolsonaroSelf
• Sérgio MoroSelf
• Paulo MalufSelf
• Jean WyllysSelf
• Aécio NevesSelf
• Gilberto CarvalhoHimself
• Petra CostaSelf
• Barack ObamaSelf (archive footage)