Review of The Edge of Democracy (2019) by Pcelira — 27 Jun 2019

This film is not a documentary, but just a political pamphlet showing the partisan beliefs of the Director. She keeps trying to make the viewers believe that the impeachment process against Dilma Rousseff, which was supported by more than 75% of the Brazilian population, was illegitimate and “against the population’s will”; that the election of Bolsonaro with 54 Mi votes (against 44 Mi of this oponent) was not democratic. That Dilma was not the most unpopular, incompetent, corrupt and clueless person having occupied Brazilian presidency. Brazilian democracy is not on the edge, as Ms Petra tries to convince the viewers all the time, with her cheesy tirades and melodramatic soundtrack. In order to believe that, you have also to believe that there is only democracy when her political group is in power. Everything else is not valid.

There is a moment when Ms Petra shows the real non-democractic nature of former Brazilian President Lula and of herself, when whe asks him: “Do you have any regrets?”.

Lula answsers: “I regret a lot of things, my dear. But my greatest regret is not having done more. Not having presented to Congres when I was President the new media regulations”.

Lula regrets not having started midia censorship, as it was his desire during his tenure, following the actions of his dicatators partners Maduro in Venezuela, Castro in Cuba and Ortega in Nicaragua. After watching Ms Petra’s politica pamphlet, my only feeling is to feel fortunate that Brazil escaped the hell prepared by Lula and Dilma for us Brazilians.