The letter concludes with a direct appeal to the international press and the global film community. The signatories urge journalists to cover the October 25 runoff with "rigor" and to look beyond the surface-level horse race of the polls to investigate the underlying threats to the democratic process. They call on their colleagues in Hollywood and across the international audiovisual industry to amplify this debate, arguing that the defense of democracy in one of the world’s largest nations is a shared responsibility.
The full list of signatories includes:
Adrian Teijido, Alê Abreu, Alice Braga, Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Anita Rocha da Silveira, Anna Muylaert, Anna Van Steen, Bernardo Uzeda, Carlos Segundo, Carolina Markowicz, Claudia Kopke, Daniel Filho, Daniel Rezende, Daniela Thomas, Eduardo Serrano, Eliza Capai, Emilie Lesclaux, Emilio Domingos, Fernando Meirelles, Flávia Amon, Flávia de Souza, Gabriel Domingues, Gabriel Mascaro, Helena Solberg, Heloisa Passos, Ilda Santiago, Jefferson De, Jorge Bodanzky, José Joffily, Juliana Rojas, Karen Akerman, Karen Harley, Karim Ainouz, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Lais Bodanzky, Lucy Barreto, Maeve Jinkings, Marcelo Caetano, Maria Augusta Ramos, Mariana Oliva, Matheus Farias, Miriam Biderman, Otto Guerra, Paula Barreto, Pedro Kos, Petra Costa, Plínio Profeta, Renata Almeida Magalhães, Rodrigo Teixeira, Sara Silveira, Sônia Braga, Tatiana Leite, Thales Junqueira, Vânia Catani, Vera Hamburger, Wagner Moura, Waldir Xavier, and Wilssa Esser.
As the countdown to the October 25 election continues, this unprecedented intervention by Brazil’s cultural ambassadors serves as a stark reminder of the tension gripping the nation. For these artists, the vote is not merely a choice between two political programs, but a fundamental referendum on whether Brazil will continue its journey as a modern democracy or return to the shadows of its authoritarian past.
