The Trial
Caught up in a corruption scandal involving her then vice president Michel Temer, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was impeached and ousted in 2016. Maria Augusta Ramos covers Rousseff's trial from her defense team's perspective. The courtroom drama unfolds slowly, as the many parties' appearances convert the proceedings into theatre. Inside the courtroom, huge emotions are played out while lobbyists and supporters pace the halls. Demonstrators shouting like a Greek chorus outside Brasilia's modernist government buildings. Only the primary character, Rousseff, keeps her distance.
Released: 2018-05-17
Genre:
Documentary
Duration: 137
min
Country:
Brazil