BRAZIL, BLACK SUN

The world in all its states

An episode from the series ARTE INVESTIGATION

Synopsis

Ten years ago, Brazil was elated by the discovery of massive offshore oil fields that would make it the world’s eighth-largest petroleum power. Today, Petrobras, the national company, is mired in scandals, prices have collapsed, and Guanabara Bay is an ecological disaster.

Alexandre Anderson, president of a fishermen’s association who is regularly threatened with death, keeps fighting. David against Goliath, in the land of black gold.