Damned Christians

[Fake Messiah]

Netflix's 'Apocalypse in the Tropics' documentary explores rise of Evangelical Christianity and far-right extremism in Brazil

Today, the evangelicals, representing 30% of the population, have become a powerful political force.

Evangelism, which originated in the US, was pushed into Brazil as part of the strategy of the US war on communism to counter the “ghost” of Communism.

Evangelicals have systematically used their influence on their followers to gain political power and personal benefits. They advise the voters openly who to vote for or against. The evangelical pastor Silas Malafaia had helped the campaign of Bolsonaro. Malafaia had been working even harder to defeat Lula and the Workers Party. Some of the evangelical pastors openly called for the military to intervene and overthrow the elected government of President Lula. They had encouraged their followers to attack the Congress, the Presidential palace and the Supreme Court on 8 January to facilitate the coup planned by Bolsonaro.

Malafaia and many other pastors have become millionaires and even billionaires. They own private jets, live in luxury and make pilgrimages to Miami for shopping and entertainment. They have built business empires with publications, TV channels, and music, among other ways of making money.

The documentary film reveals how the Brazilian democracy has been undermined and eroded by the corrosive influence of extremist evangelical pastors who manipulate and mislead their followers. It has vividly captured the statements, agenda and activities of the Evangelicals and their political accomplices.

The evangelicals brought their advocacy and agenda from the pulpits into the Congress with issues such as abortion, rights of gays and minorities. They turned viciously against the Left, taking advantage of the imprisonment of Lula and impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. They worked closely with the far-right extremist Bolsonaro and helped him come to power. When he lost the re-election, the Evangelicals would not accept it. They joined forces with the Bolsonarists in the coup attempts.

The documentary ends with the images and videos of the destruction and damage of the buildings of the Congress, Presidency and the Supreme Court and the collection of cement debris and broken glass pieces by the workers. Her final poignant commentary, “Apocalypse does not mean the end of the world. It is an unveiling, a revelation, and a chance to open our eyes.”

The documentary not only opens the eyes of the Brazilians but also those in the rest of the world, which has witnessed the apocalyptic attempts of Trump to hold on to power after losing reelection in January 2021. He had set an example to Bolsonaro by inciting his rogue followers to attack the Capitol Hill on 6 January 2021 in Washington, DC.

The documentary has enough evidence to convict not only Bolsonaro and his military accomplices but even Malafaia and his dangerous ilk. They have incriminated themselves openly and unambiguously with their own anti-democratic and pro-coup statements and incitements to violence. There is no need for any more evidence.

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