New Netflix Brazilian corruption series exposes political divisions

By DC Editors - April 3, 2018 Leave a Comment

Netflix Brazilian corruption series — President of Brazil Michel Temer – link

A campaign to delete Netflix subscriptions has begun in Brazil, following the launch of the series called The Mechanism, exploring corruption in Latin America’s biggest economy. The line between artistic licence and misrepresentation is becoming the topic of a political discussion online. According to Tweet Binder – a hashtag tracking service, there were close to 2,000…

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