When does a democracy end and a theocracy begin? In Apocalypse in the Tropics, Petra Costa investigates the growing control of evangelical leaders over Brazilian politics. With access to figures like President Lula, former President Bolsonaro, and one of the most influential televangelist in Brazil. The film chronicles the profound role the evangelical movement has played in Brazil's recent political turmoil. Intertwining past and present, Petra immerses us in the contradictory realities of a young democracy hanging by a thread, offering a disquieting mirror to the world.