Jair Bolsonaro

Jair Bolsonaro

1955-03-21 Glicério, São Paulo, Brazil 34 Credits

Biography

Jair Messias Bolsonaro (born 21 March 1955) is a Brazilian politician and retired military officer who has been the 38th president of Brazil since 1 January 2019. He served in the country's Chamber of Deputies, representing the state of Rio de Janeiro, between 1991 and 2018. He was elected president as a member of the conservative Social Liberal Party, before leaving them to found the party Alliance for Brazil.

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Apocalypse in the Tropics

Apocalypse in the Tropics

2025

as Self

Acting

When does a democracy end and a theocracy begin? In Apocalypse in the Tropics, Petra Costa investigates the increasingly powerful grip Christian evang...

Transe

Transe

2024

as Himself (uncredited)

Acting

A threesome that takes place against the backdrop of Brazil's 2018 presidential election. Three young adults in a love triangle seek to understand the...

8 de Janeiro: O Dia que Abalou o Brasil

8 de Janeiro: O Dia que Abalou o Brasil

2023

as Self

Acting

Just one week after the inauguration of the new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, supporters of his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, invaded and vanda...

They Could Be Alive

They Could Be Alive

2022

as Ele mesmo

10.0
Acting

What would the pandemic have been like in Brazil if the government had used all the potential that the SUS (Brazilian Federal Health System) offers? W...

Breaking Myths

Breaking Myths

2022

as Self (archive footage)

7.9
Acting

“Breaking Myths” aims to open the world’s eyes to the fragile and “catastrophic masculinity” of Brazil’s current President Jair Bolsonaro, a fanatical...

The Boys from Brazil: Rise of the Bolsonaros

The Boys from Brazil: Rise of the Bolsonaros

2022

as Self (archive footage)

8.5
Acting

This documentary tells of the extraordinary rise of Jair Bolsonaro, from relative obscurity to the ultimate seat of South American power. Told through...

Brasil, Ame-o ou Chore

Brasil, Ame-o ou Chore

2022

Acting
Endangered

Endangered

2022

6.3
Acting

A sobering look at the erosion of democracy & freedom of the press in the United States and abroad.

8 Presidentes 1 Juramento: A História de um Tempo Presente

8 Presidentes 1 Juramento: A História de um Tempo Presente

2021

8.0
Acting

The movie is a collage and comentary of varied third party footage on news relating to each and every one of the eight Presidents of Brazil who took o...

Nem Tudo se Desfaz

Nem Tudo se Desfaz

2021

as Self

Acting

How twenty cents began a conservative revolution.

Uma Fakeada no Coração do Brasil

2021

as Himself (Archive footage)

6.0
Acting

The documentary follows the events behind the mysterious attack on presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro on 6 September, 2018, when Adélio Bispo stabb...

Falácias

Falácias

2021

as himself

10.0
Acting
Republic of Evil Ants

Republic of Evil Ants

2021

as Himself

7.5
Acting

One of the greatest pests on the planet, the evil ants destroy the forest to protect their family. Memories of the covid-19 pandemic, eroded by ignora...

Sieged: The Press vs. Denialism

Sieged: The Press vs. Denialism

2020

as Jair Bolsonaro

8.0
Acting

Behind the scenes of news coverage during the pandemic. Follow the work of the professional press in a fight against denialism.

Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

2020

as Self

Acting

As the Sars-Covid 19 pandemic increased, Rubiane Maia was in Folkestone, England, and Tom Nobrega in Tarapoto, in the Peruvian Amazon. Both were surp...

I Am Greta

I Am Greta

2020

as Self (archive footage)

5.8
Acting

Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old student in Sweden, started a school strike for the climate as her question for adults was, if you don’t care about my fu...

Cretinália

Cretinália

2020

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Short film by Jorge Furtado, for the "Programa Convida", from IMS, dedicated to creation during quarantine.

The Forum

The Forum

2019

as Self

7.0
Acting

In times of rampant populism and increasing distrust of the elite, the filmmaker accompanies the 81-year-old founder of the controversial World Econom...

The crime behind the Amazon climate change crisis

The crime behind the Amazon climate change crisis

2019

as himself

Acting

The battle against deforestation in President Jair Bolsonaro's Brazil is also a fight against criminal networks and corruption, drawing in politicians...

Latinoamérica, territorio en disputa

Latinoamérica, territorio en disputa

2019

as Self (archive footage)

4.0
Acting

Documantary film on the dispute for the hegemony of the Latin American continent between conservative forces and popular movements.

Your Turn

Your Turn

2019

as Himself (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

When numerous schools in São Paulo were slated to be closed in 2015 as a result of the worsening socio-political crisis, students occupied more than a...

yellow: distress

yellow: distress

2019

as Jair Bolsonaro

Acting

A recent experience of being an asian-brazilian.

Brazil: The Beef, Bibles and Bullets that Elected Bolsonaro

2019

as Self

Acting

When Jair Bolsonaro was elected president this fall, it was with the support of Brazil's most conservative forces: the Christian right, the military a...

Amérique latine, l'année de tous les dangers

Amérique latine, l'année de tous les dangers

2019

as Self (archive footage)

Acting
The Edge of Democracy

The Edge of Democracy

2019

as Self

7.6
Acting

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 hist...

Lower House

Lower House

2018

as Himself

8.4
Acting

During 2016, a film crew embeds inside the Brazilian Congress while lawmakers plot to overthrow the country's elected president, Dilma Rousseff.

The Bolsonaro's Myth

The Bolsonaro's Myth

2018

as Himself (archive footage)

Acting

To understand the obsession with federal deputy and presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) and how his network of support is structured on the in...

The Trial

The Trial

2018

as Self

7.5
Acting

The impeachment and removal from office of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in 2016 was triggered by a corruption scandal involving, among others, h...

The Stranger in the House

The Stranger in the House

2016

as Himself

7.0
Acting

Jean Wyllys is one of the MPs of Brazil's National Congress. The politician, who is also a journalist and teacher, fights for minorities, as well as b...

Mais um Dia na Natureza

Mais um Dia na Natureza

N/A

as Self (archive footage)

Acting
Noises From The Agora

Noises From The Agora

N/A

as Himself

Acting

Football, betting, agriculture, technology, conspiracy theories and the second round of one of the most turbulent elections in the history of Brazilia...

A Colisão dos Destinos

N/A

as Jair Bolsonaro

Acting
Dia 30 em Atos

Dia 30 em Atos

N/A

Acting
Lully 2026 - O Povo quer Gozar

Lully 2026 - O Povo quer Gozar

N/A

as Jair Messias Bolsonaro

Acting