While the Amazon is in flames and the destruction of the largest forest on the planet is underway, the President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonoro, is increasing his provocations, even insults, against many foreign leaders. Since coming to power in January 2019, this far-right president has been accustomed to taking controversial positions. So much so that he is nicknamed the “Brazilian Trump”.
The man, who wants to reinstate a military dictatorship in his country, prefers to see his son dead rather than homosexual. The one who does not hesitate to make fun of Brigitte Macron's age was largely elected by the Brazilian people, disappointed by the socialist left and the repeated corruption scandals. Jair Bolsonaro also received the support of the country's conservative forces, nicknamed the “3Bs”: the Bullets, the Bible and the Oxen.
The Balls are the soldiers and police officers, on the front line facing the violence that is plaguing the country (63,000 murders per year). Since the election of Bolsonaro, the police have toughened their methods and are increasing their interventions against traffickers. Like the Rio state police who now kill an average of five people a day.
The second force that supports the president is the Bible. In other words, evangelicals who defend a rigorous vision of society. Pastor Silas Malafaia, personal friend of Jair Bolsonaro, is the head of a church of 12 million faithful. Surrounded by his bodyguards, he wants to ban abortion, even in cases of rape, and to have homosexuals treated.
The third support of President Bolsonaro is the Oxen (Agribusiness lobby). In Brazil, intensive agriculture is in the hands of a handful of rich families. Jair Bolsonaro, who described the Amazon as an “unproductive and desert territory”, encourages his farmer friends to conquer new virgin territories. A multimillionaire breeder, Claudiomar Vicente farms an area nine times the size of Paris. To monitor its 70,000 head of cattle, there is only one solution: the helicopter. But to get to Agrishow, a major local agricultural show, he prefers his private jet. Giant tractors, chemical seeds, XXL machines, Claudiomar Vicente spends without counting!
Director: Glenn L’Yvonnet
Original title: Amazon: investigation into Bolsonaro, the president who defies the world