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THIS PROGRAM IS BASED ON ACTUAL EVENTS.

CHARACTERS AND EVENTS WERE ADAPTED FOR DRAMATIC EFFECT.

A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

You invited me to this pagode

And warned me "There's no poor people in here"

You even asked me to tread lightly

Because I've got some color I'm a bit dark

Here we can really find The cream of the crop

Doctors, gentlemen, even magnates

With all the drinking and the talking

I came to the conclusion

If you cry out, "Stop thief!"

There won't be a soul left, brother

If you cry out, "Stop thief!"

There won't be a soul left

If you cry out, "Stop thief!"

There won't be a soul left, brother

If you cry out, "Stop thief!"

There won't be a soul left

What's happening here makes no sense at all,

but we've come here in good faith to clarify anything you want us to.

Good faith is important.

My client has nothing to say. My sister is innocent.

- Your sister was wired $20,000 from... - My client.

Your client was wired $20,000 from an account investigated

by the DA and the Federal Police.

That makes roughly 60,000 reais.

Why would Ricardo Bretch give you 60,000 reais?

- Who? - My client has nothing to say.

Do you work for Ricardo Bretch?

- You never worked for him? - Never.

- He's your friend, then? - No.

Why would he give you 60,000 reais?

She is unaware of that fact.

Ms. Luz Maria, I need to find out who deposited the money into your account.

I don't know.

It came from the Del Este account. What can you tell me about this account?

- We don't know anything. - Then she's staying until we find out.

- What do you mean? - Calm down. You can't do that.

- I can't stay here! - Calm down.

We're going to look into your finances meticulously, right, Guilhome?

- Any properties in your name? - No, she doesn't have any.

We'll do some research and see what comes up.

- It was a clerical error. - Clerical error?

It's the only possible explanation.

- The bank has to explain it. - The bank has nothing to do with this.

Let me break it down for you.

You were used to cover up financial crimes.

I can't say how many, other than this one.

- This is witness tampering. - You will go to jail...

and you won't see a dime for covering up for them.

- We're leaving now. - You can go.

Your sister stays.

- It was a gift. - Easy, Luz.

- The money was a gift? - She's done talking.

Was it a gift from Ricardo Bretch? Do you do know him?

No, I don't.

Where did we find Del Este?

In the Miller and Bretch search and seizure operation.

- The offshore account belongs to Ibrahim. - Luz...

It's Ibrahim's money?

The money, the account... It's all his.

He used my name and paid me an allowance.

That's all I know.

Bingo.

What's up?

- Is there a team at Ibrahim's door? - We have people all over the building.

- Any sign of the ankle monitor? - I know how to make an arrest.

This is weird. Rigo authorized it?

The sister-in-law spilled the beans. He had no choice.

Well, we should have had this guy locked up since 2013.

- It's all we got, right? - Right, but I wish I could be there.

- You've done enough already. - Oh, but I wish I could be there.

Take some pictures and send them to me.

I will. I've only got three hours to get some sleep.

- Are you crashing here? - No, I won't...

I'm seeing Beta tomorrow.

Send them both my regards.

- Good night. - Good night.

Everything is in order.

Okay. The Lebanese must be asleep,

the signal hasn't moved.

Copy that, my boy.

Let's get him out of bed then.

I dropped by unannounced, but brought some dulce de leche, I know you like it.

- I love it. - I know.

Let's go inside and have some coffee.

Coffee with dulce de leche.

Yum...

Marco Ruffo...

Where's Beta?

Horseback riding.

What? On her own? You let her?

No, of course not.

She's with Laurent, a neighbor.

With who?

The son of a neighbor who used to raise horses nearby.

Laurent?

I don't remember anyone raising horses nearby. Weird.

Yeah, his father did, but then I guess he died,

and Laurent came to sell his father's land.

Oh, yeah? Smells good.

Coffee from the countryside.

Listen...

Are these chairs here new ones or...

They're the old ones, I gave them a fresh coat of paint.

Delicious.

Marco, let's talk money.

We can talk about that, but let's talk about us first, right?

No, we've discussed that already. Can we move on?

Right, move on.

I'm making ends meet by renting the house.

Beta is great. I'm fine, too.

Enjoying the countryside.

Why don't you use your retirement money to find some place to live?

That's it.

This little horse is amazing. Come on, let's go.

Go on. Very good. Perfect!

Sensational.

Upsy-daisy!

Go ahead.

Go, it's your dad.

Hi, Dad.

Pleased to meet you. Laurent.

Ruffo.

Pleased to meet you.

- Good morning. - Can I help you?

Where's Ibrahim?

Where does he sleep?

Upstairs, in the TV room.

Ruffo, Ibrahim got away.

Ruffo, are you there?

Alberto hasn't even finished the detox process.

He's at the most critical stage.

You do remember what happened last time he relapsed?

Of course I do, but I can't afford the treatment.

The board can give you up to two months.

I'm sorry, doctor. There's no way I can take on this kind of debt.

It's up to you. I just need you to sign this liability waiver

if you're going to pull him out before completing the detox program.

Thank you.

Keep close to her and keep me posted.

Okay, I'm leaving. You can give me directions.

- She got her son out of the clinic. - Bring that woman here, Eva.

- What is it, Mom? - They're following us.

- Who is? - Sir, could you go a bit faster, please?

Give me the pills.

Don't even start, Alberto. You've got to help me.

- Why did you get me out of there? - There's a lot going on.

What's happening, Mom? Tell me.

I got mixed up in some things that I shouldn't have.

I... Well...

Here.

- Give me two. - No.

- Please, give me two. - No. There's only one left.

I helped a company in some shady business, then a Federal Police Chief showed up.

I didn't realize he was a cop! He was at bingo, after all.

- A cop, Mom? Police? - Yes.

A Federal Police Chief. He told me, but I didn't believe him.

But they're right there.

There's no one following us. You're crazy, damn it!

You're paranoid.

- You're paranoid, Mom. - I think they're trying to kill me.

Who's trying to kill you?

Mr. Ricardo. He sent those people after me.

Your boss wants to kill you?

No. International agents.

- Krug. Ever heard about Krug? - What are you talking about?

You're off your rocker, Mrs. Maria Tereza.

Alberto.

Alberto, open the door, please.

Look.

Eva, the boy has run away.

Should I go after him?

Let the son go wherever he wants. The woman is the one we want.

Okay, I'm on my way.

Hello.

Hello, Marco.

Maria Tereza? Hi, it's me.

Alberto, my son, he's disappeared.

I'm sorry. I didn't know who else to call.

He's a drug addict.

Miller and Bretch stopped paying for the clinic. I had to get him out.

Slow down.

Alberto, my son, he's got the money, credit card, everything...

He can't be alone, he's a drug addict.

He needs to be supervised 24/7.

Listen to me. Your son... Does he have your cell phone with him?

He has the phone, the money, everything. He can't be left alone.

Is it the number you gave me?

Yes. Bring him to me, please.

Okay, I have it here.

Calm down. I'll find your son, but we're making a deal.

I bring him back and you tell me everything you know back in Curitiba.

Curitiba?

Exactly. Curitiba Federal Police.

I'll have a deputy come pick you up.

Her name is Verena. You can trust her.

Bring Alberto back to me.

Tell me your address.

Monte Alegre...

18 Magnolia Street. Okay, I'll find your son.

- Hi. - Verena, are you still in São Paulo?

I'm on the road. On my way back.

Stop wherever you are. Maria Tereza will talk.

Go pick her up.

I'll send you the address. It's in Monte Alegre.

Have you done something crazy?

Not yet. Not yet today, but I do feel like it.

She decided to talk, all of a sudden?

Because I made a deal with her.

I'll go after her son that has run away and she'll tell us everything she knows.

That woman is worth gold to us.

Hi, Maria Tereza. Thank God I found you.

I can only imagine what you're going through.

- May I come in? - Of course, ma'am. Please.

Thank you. If I may.

You should have trusted us.

I'm an honest person, ma'am.

We all are, Maria Tereza.

- Please. - Thank you.

You stopped paying for the clinic. I took it as a sign.

No, we needed to find you.

It was a desperate act.

- And my son ran away. - I know.

What do you mean "you know?"

Well... he's not here, is he?

Why did you send these men after me?

They're there for your protection. It was Ricardo who sent them.

- For my protection? - Yes!

Mr. Ricardo stopped paying for Alberto's clinic.

- I just want my son back! - Calm down.

- I want to go away with him somewhere! - We'll find your son. Don't worry.

I promise you, don't worry. Okay?

What's up, Ruffo?

- Still got Maria Tereza's phone signal? - Affirmative.

Same towers?

Okay, I'm on my way.

The boy is a bit of a head case. I'll hit the bars first.

If anything changes, let me know.

We're in the middle of nowhere.

Yes. That's where people usually go to hide, isn't it?

Stay in the car.

- Good morning. - Good morning, ma'am.

What are you doing here, ma'am?

I'm meeting with my client.

What are you doing here, deputy?

Are you her client?

It's fine, Maria Tereza. You haven't done anything wrong.

The police can't barge into your house and force you to give a statement.

That's abuse of power.

Did you hire this attorney?

I represent Miller and Bretch.

She's Maria Tereza, not Miller and Bretch.

She's representing the company. Their interests aren't your interests.

Quite the opposite.

It's not up to the police to say what her interests are.

Well, we have a deal.

No, you don't. There's no deal!

You know who sent me.

You don't have to answer her. Don't say anything!

This is witness tampering, deputy.

We'll hold up our part of the deal.

What about you?

Hey, Vander...

I'm here at a little dive. I'll check it out, okay?

I'll get back to you. Bye.

- Hey, boss. - Hey.

Got a shot of the white stuff? Strong enough to raise the dead?

- This is the good stuff. - Nice.

I'm looking for a kid who's a bit crazy, not really right in the head, you see...

Not right in the head is what we see the most of around here.

But this guy is a young boy who's a little weird.

- Have you seen him? - No.

- Mind if I use this? - Be my guest.

Here. Yes...

I'll leave you my phone number.

If you find this boy,

- please give me a call. - Sure.

- All right if it's a collect call? - Yes, all right.

That'll do.

Alberto.

Hey.

Want a drink?

Oh, good call.

I came to get you.

Your mom asked me to.

Cheers.

To us.

He didn't sink it, but he didn't lose, either.

We have to call your mom.

We can't.

I've got her phone.

See? When you least expect it...

Hi, Ruffo. Hi.

Could you put Maria Tereza on the line, please?

What do you want with my mom?

I... I just want to help.

Why?

Because she's going to help me.

Bretch?

You got him?

Not yet, but we will.

- Who would have thought? - When you least expect it.

Hi, Mom.

Hello, son?

My son, are you all right?

Oh, thank God.

Trust him.

You can trust him.

Are you a cop?

No... but I used to be.

- Not anymore, but still on the hunt? - Exactly.

- You can't let it go, can you? - No. On the hunt.

Wanna shoot some pool?

Mind telling me what that is?

I'll escort you safely.

What? Escort her safely?

Do you have a subpoena by any chance?

No, of course you don't.

- Let's drop this charade? - What charade?

This is a list of code names and expenses paid. This is gold.

Even so, my client would have to attest to the veracity of the contents,

which she hasn't and won't.

This is far from a confession.

She works in a department with 14 executives.

They all left Brazil on the same week. Was that a coincidence? No, it wasn't.

Except they left her behind.

A loose thread in an otherwise very tight scheme.

I'm coming with you.

I gave my word.

You're using that poor woman.

Oh, me? Better me than you.

- Boom! - Did you see that?

God damn!

That one...

Where are we going?

Well, I'm making good on my end of the deal.

I'm taking you back to your mom.

Cops make good on deals?

Uh-huh. Former cops do, too.

My poor mom. This really sucks.

- Hi, Eva. - Hi, Ricardo.

Is something the matter?

Yes, something came up unexpectedly.

Maria Tereza dismissed me. She went away with Verena.

What do you mean, she dismissed you?

She handed over the planner.

They have the planner, then?

Are you sure about that?

I know cops make good on their deals,

but it's a bad thing you are doing to my mom.

You should have let me disappear, man.

It was her chance to get rid of me.

Maybe she got unlucky.

But I doubt it. Moms are moms. She'll be happy to see you.

Regina is the unlucky one, actually.

- Who's Regina? - My wife.

She can't get rid of you?

She can. Yes, she can.

Here.

And Maria Tereza just showed up in Curitiba out of the blue?

Yes... I think the pressure got to her.

Her son is an addict,

and Ricardo stopped paying for the rehab clinic.

- Right. - Good morning.

Good morning.

- Vander. - Good morning, Dimas.

Starting today, Prosecutor Renata is going to work with us.

This was your appointment?

Yes, it was.

- Welcome, Renata. - Thank you, Verena.

I studied everything I could find.

Let's take it slow, she's a bit shaken up.

Okay.

I think you two got it covered.

I'll be waiting at the DA's office.

- Let's go, everyone. - Let's go.

Mrs. Maria Tereza Assunção,

you are here today as an eyewitness and, as such,

you are legally required to answer any questions that are presented to you.

Should you make any false statements, you will be subject to criminal charges.

Do you agree to those terms?

Great.

Our department was in charge of bribes

and was created during Mr. Ricardo's management.

And what exactly was your job in that department?

I managed the company's money transfers.

The directors would send me a spreadsheet with a list of financial obligations.

They gave me the name of the operative handling each transaction.

Then I'd call these operatives with the right password,

all that was left was to set the dates and locations to deliver the acarajés.

And what were the "acarajés"?

"Acarajé" was the money. That's what we used to call it in the department.

And do you know who the people are behind the code names in this planner?

No. I never knew their identities.

The directors would send it to me like this.

And there were too many to memorize.

Yes, but can you confirm that these code names refer to politicians?

Look...

I believe they were, but I never saw anyone at the office,

so I can't confirm that.

What about the payments made through offshore accounts?

No, that wouldn't go through me.

I only handled the internal operations,

the ones that dealt with operatives here in Brazil.

The rest was done abroad.

Alberto! My son!

Are you all right, Mom?

How are you?

Thank you.

Let's go?

Where to?

Witness protection program.

Witness protection?

Is that really a thing?

Well...

We're arresting Ricardo Bretch.

Yes, we're arresting Ricardo Bretch.

Ibrahim is still out on the streets.

Oh, he'll be back soon enough.

No, he won't. You'll have to hunt him down.

I'm swamped with work. Let me get back.

But Ibrahim is still on the loose.

Any coffee left?

It worked, huh?

Just the way you wanted. Congratulations.

It did, sure, but I overdid it again.

We really want things to work out, you know?

To get there by any means possible, but we end up making a mess of things.

Yes.

I don't know, I'm acting like Ruffo.

It's not supposed to be like this, right?

That's not why I'm here.

Right, Verena. Someone has to walk the line.

Oh, and that's you, is it? Walking the line, of course.

- I'm tired, I don't know. - I can imagine that.

But we did it, right? We got Ricardo.

It took us a while, but we did it.

Yes. Thank you. Always.

You're welcome.

Oh, and I'm sorry, of course.

I've got your back, right?

Good morning.

You are under arrest.

What's going on, Ricardo?

Preventive, search and seizure.

Preventive? What does that mean?

Custody without a time limit, Pia.

We'll collect whatever is deemed necessary.

You two can go upstairs, the rest can spread out.

Mr. Ricardo, your cell phones, please.

The other one?

The one with the area code 71, where is it?

I don't have it on me.

Let's go get it.

Mom...

- What's going on? - Everything is fine, son.

I don't want to go to school.

But you have a German exam today, Doca.

I'll drive you to school, okay?

Okay?

Wait here.

Negative, sir.

Boss.

He means me.

We're finished downstairs.

Have you finished?

Where are you taking him?

Curitiba.

May I pack him a bag?

I've already packed a bag, Pia. It's in the walk-in closet.

Follow me, both of you.

Ricardo Bretch behind bars

sent a very clear message to our country's motherfucking wretched oligarchy.

"You may be powerful and perverse, but we're not fooling around."

"If Ricardo talks, a lot of people will go down."

Everyone is shitting bricks.

- What a day, huh, deputy? - God, what a day.

Well, want a ride?

- That's mine. - You're kidding!

I bought it.

- Do you know how to drive it? - You doubt it?

So, want a ride or not?

- I'll take a cab. - Oh, deputy...

Don't tell me you're scared.

- Hop on. - Give me that.

- Need any help? - No.

IN MEMORY OF MOISÉS SOARES

BASED ON THE BOOK "LAVA JATO - O JUIZ SERGIO MORO E OS BASTIDORES

DA OPERAÇÃO QUE ABALOU O BRASIL" BY VLADIMIR NETTO

Subtitle translation by Gabriela Schumann