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How a Jim Caviezel Film Got Mixed up in a Brazilian Political Scandal

The senator said the film drew private investors as police examined messages and records tied to a jailed banker accused of fraud.

Summary by The Straits Times
SAO PAULO, May 15 - American actor Jim Caviezel's upcoming feature \"Dark Horse,\" a biopic about former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has been billed by a movie industry publication as a thriller about the far-right firebrand's battle \"against a corrupt establishment.\" Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Bolsonaro Biopic Sparks Controversy in Brazil

Explore the controversy surrounding the film about Bolsonaro, starring Jim Caviezel, and its ties to a financial scandal.

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How a Jim Caviezel film got mixed up in a Brazilian political scandal

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Folha de S.Paulo broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
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