Statements were made on the launch of a free streaming platform; Janja added by saying that “the real film is on Tela Brasil”
The Minister of Culture, Margareth Menezes, made this Saturday (May 30, 2026) an indirect statement to the film, a biopic of (PL), produced with financing from Daniel Vorcaro, founder of Banco Master.
“We don’t need to tell; invent a lie to be what we are”said the minister during the launch of Tela Brasil this Saturday (May 30, 2026), in Rio de Janeiro. First Lady Janja Lula da Silva added: “Real films are on Tela Brasil.”
The statements were made during the , a public and free Brazilian audiovisual streaming platform, held at Rio2C, in Cidade das Artes, in Barra da Tijuca. Margareth and Janja did not mention the film, Flávio Bolsonaro or Vorcaro by name.
According to the digital newspaper Intercept Brasilthe production of the film received R$61 million, donated by Daniel Vorcaro, founder of Banco Master. According to the report, the total amount negotiated with senator Flavio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son, was approximately R$134 million.
A Go Up Entertainment, the film’s producer, denied that Vorcaro had invested in the film, stating that there was no “a single cent” of the banker in production. The company, however, faces a possible fine of up to R$100,000 for irregularities with the . According to the agency, mandatory documents for international filming in Brazil were not delivered.
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During the launch of at Cidade das Artes, in Barra da Tijuca, Lula spoke about cultural identity and criticized the predominance of foreign content on Brazilian television. “The amount of canned, poor quality content that we are forced to watch every night because there is nothing else for us to see, does not allow Brazilian youth to have access to the fullness of Brazilian culture”these.
The president also defended that Brazilians get to know their country better: “Why do so many people go to Miami? Nobody goes to the Amazon.”
At the same ceremony, MinC and EBC signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement to integrate more than 150 TV Brasil titles into the catalogue, totaling around 3,000 hours of content.
The platform debuts with 555 Brazilian audiovisual works, free access via Gov.br and an investment of R$9 million.
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