Next In Line

Synopsis



the political drama and the conflict experienced by a man who reaches the highest position of the nation. Paulo Ventura is an exception in Brazilian public life: an honest politician, who puts all his energy into fighting corruption. Victim of a ploy of the opposition and enemies from his idealism, he is elected president of the Chamber of Deputies only to serve as a lame duck until the next election. Ironically, the current president and vice president are both victims of a fatal accident and, being the first in the line of succession, Ventura must take command of the country for the remaining 15 months. Ventura's new position requires a reconciliation with Antonia (Maria Fernanda Cândido), his ex-wife with whom he had a daughter, Marta (Juliana Schalch), and a son, Júlio (Murilo Armacollo).

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