The director and stars of ‘Aquarius’ protest the proposed impeachment of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff at Cannes in May 2016. Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters November 3, 2016 Political attacks on Brazilian film a reminder: there’s no such thing as bad publicity Rodrigo Fonseca, Darcy Ribeiro School of Cinema By denying ‘Aquarius’ its chance at the Oscars, Brazil’s government summoned memories of dictatorship-era censorship and brought the film unprecedented attention.