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2018152 minPGdocumentary

8.4/ 10(10 ratings)• TMDB

Geopolitics Social Media

Lower House

2018152 minPGdocumentary

8.4/ 10(10 ratings)• TMDB

Inside Brazil's Congress, lawmakers maneuver to oust Dilma Rousseff.

Geopolitics Social Media

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Inside Brazil's Congress, lawmakers maneuver to oust Dilma Rousseff.

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Douglas Duarte

Douglas Duartedirector

Dilma Rousseff

Dilma Rousseffcast

Aécio Neves

Aécio Nevescast

Eduardo Cunha

Eduardo Cunhacast

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvacast

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

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