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New Film Links Brazil's Dictatorship to Trump Era

9/29/2025

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The Secret Agent by Wagner Moura portrays Brazil's dictatorship and parallels Trump-era America.
Moura emphasizes the regime's impact on ordinary people, not only freedom fighters.
He links the 1964 civil-military coup, backed by elites, to Trump's empowerment of Silicon Valley.
The United States release is set for November 26 in New York and December 5 in Los Angeles.

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Story summary

The Secret Agent by Wagner Moura portrays Brazil's dictatorship and parallels Trump-era America.
Moura emphasizes the regime's impact on ordinary people, not only freedom fighters.
He links the 1964 civil-military coup, backed by elites, to Trump's empowerment of Silicon Valley.
The United States release is set for November 26 in New York and December 5 in Los Angeles.