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they have arrested thousands of people
for going on strike

they have requisitioned
employees and workers

in order to force to them to return
to work...

And still you come here

to speak to me about the Constitution...

If I understood correctly,

according to the Constitution,
neither the President,

nor the Government has the right
to release those prisoners.

Indeed

But the United States, Brazil,

the Church, national and international public opinion

they're objectively forcing President and the Government

to accept the exchange

and to release
all the political prisoners.

So, what can the
President do?

The only possibility

it is to present a decree
of amnesty to Parliament.

This, according to the Constitution,

is the only way
to annul a sentence.

Very well, but for various reasons

different interests,
both left and right,

all want to end with
this President.

In my opinion,

most of the Parliament
will take advantage of this

in order to vote against the amnesty.

And what happens then?

The exchange won't
be carried out.

But we said that the President
is forced...

- Then, he must resign.
- You see?

Of all our problems,
it is most important.

And you think that this is possible?

If all the convenient contradictions happen,

whoever replaces him

will have to accept
the exchange.

Why are these young people so
stubborn?

They're defending the autonomy
of the University

Stay seated

Alfredo!

- Where are they?
- Basti�n, take a look

- Where?
- Here. They have taken the district.

Here, close by.

Prepare the consul.

Pretty car.

It's old, but it still
works well.

- I've seen others these days.
- Not so pretty.

Although we have been
in many garages.

You will have searched a lot of them.

- Yes, garages, houses...
- Sergeant, look at this.

It seems to be empty at the back
Take a look,it sounds empty

And with the bookcases...
as if they had blocked it up.

Good, if it's blocked up,
he's blocked up.

Isn't it a little boring,
all these searches?

To begin with,
it was fun.

But soon...

Going up and down stairs
for 4 days

I'm fed up.

I understand. And it's worse that
you've got to check one by one

Well, we've seen everything now.
Let's go.

Wait.

We stay.

Close it

Were they on top of us
yes?

They were close by.

- What a useless bunch
- No information.

Exactly.

And that means they have.

The appropriate technique,

the appropriate material...

You're crazy!

The continued use
of torture instruments

has been demonstrated
by the Investigating Commission.

Remind them that this Commission

of representatives is comprised
of all the parties

of the Parliament.

Its conclusions,
voted unanimously,

were as follows:

First:it has been demonstrated
that in our country

torture has become
frequent, systematic and

habitual.

Second:They have resorted to
using torture

against people who,
for being innocent,

have not been subjected to a legal
judgement,

and against people who,
when subjected to legal judgement,

have been declared innocent.

Third:the main victims of these methods

are students

and union leaders.

Fourth:the explanations
of the competent authorities,

that they deny the existence of these facts or declare
that they don't know them

are unacceptable.

Then to accept them

it would be to admit the existence,
within our police,

of parallel organizations,

independent and uncontrollable.

That's it, Mr. President.

Gentlemen,

all this has happened
in our country.

All this happens to the press
in our country.

All this must stop
in our country.

Gentlemen of the Government,

I do not know if they were or
weren't knowledgable about all this.

But in either case,

they no longer have the right
to govern our country.

Let us demand
a presidential election.

Exactly, that's our
intention.

Nevertheless, the tortures
continued. You know that,

since you were advisor
to our police.

You keep implicating me in things
that were none of my business

and that I totally ignored.

But your students at the Academy have been
accused of torture.

- That does not demonstrate anything.
- Yes.

Simple coincidence...
one more.

How many were sent to the Academy
since you arrived?

The last one was the eighth,
I think.

But I didn't send them,
the Government did.

37 exactly, selected
and recommended by you.

Here is the programme

of the Academy.

In five months of classes,

you hardly spoke of communications and traffic.

It's futile to continue speaking
of communications and traffic,

Isn't that true, Mr. Santore?

Very well. We didn't talk about it much.

Yes, you spoke a lot about revolutionary war,

of Algeria, of Cuba, of Vietnam...

You talked a lot about strikes,
of demonstrations,

of trade unionism,
of explosives...

Would you like to see it?

I know about it.

As far as the explosives,
there's a place in the Academy

that administers a specialist course

in Texas, an abandoned village
near the Mexican border.

There were 8 policemen who
specialized in explosives.

Deputy Commissioner Fontana.

Captain Pi�atores

Deputy Commissioner Su�rez.

Commissioner Garc�a

Deputy Commissioner Panizolo.

Commissioner Torresi.

Captain Bard�s.

A provocative attack, by the police

Commissioner Ben�tez.

A provocative and

intimidatory attack.

That was the specialist program.

Yes, I know.

What was this fascination with explosives for?

They are the weapons
of terrorists.

It is necessary to learn
to know them.

They don't learn to defend themselves
against bombs, but to use them.

It is you who needs
the terrorists.

Why?

Why do they want them?

Good morning, Mr Rector.

Is it serious?

Do you know Enrique Machi?

I know him.

You were seen every week
in one

of the nightclubs.

You know him perfectly well
and we do too.

An old student of economics,

he never obtained
a degree,

but organised the first fascist
group in the university.

He opened three nightclubs,

and he liaises with one Johanna,

a young woman who has
a red VW,

secretary of the American cultural
attach�

You know much more about
that gentleman than me

That is not possible.

The file you have is the most complete
one in the country.

That is another myth.

But you knew that he is a fascist?

- We never spoke of politics.
- It happens.

And what did you speak of,
every week?

Of women?

Why not?

For that you paid him?

That's not very friendly since I'm
no longer young.

In any case, I never paid him.

Machi and his fascist organization
is very expensive.

Their members are killers, thugs,
professionals of violence.

Their services cost
lots of money.

Perhaps... but I never
paid them.

Mr Pero Machi takes care
of the transactions

involving cars of the American Embassy workers

You're only asking me about foreign cars!

It's a way to finance
an agent-provocateur

Why? So that these people serve him?

That a policeman frequents
a nightclub does not prove anything.

And the fact that it was me doesn't,
either.

Naturally

Nor frequenting
a photographic laboratory.

Do you know Agent Bard�s?

You know him very well.
We do too.

Ex-Agent Bard�s,

expelled from the police for robbery.
All the newspapers mentioned it.

He's changed.

A photographer, he continues doing
what he did,

supported by the police,
but without compromising it.

It is the principle
of the "Death squad".

To eliminate adversaries
without the problems of the Constitution,

of laws, courts.

Captain Lopez,
for the police,

along with Fontana,

Captain Riggi, of the navy,

Colonel Gonz�lez,
of the Army,

Commander Pi�atores,
of the Air Force

And Bard�s, the confidante of
Bain, your predecessor.

So as to serve the secret High Command,

this organization of extra
assassins at our service,

what does it want?

What will they do in the future?

Is your son there?

- What do you want?
- Police. Come with us.

He hasn't done anything.
He's no longer involved in politics!

Let him go!
He's only been free for a week!

Indeed,we don't agree with it.

Well, you know him?

No, I do not know him.

- You do not know him.
- No

But you recognize yourself?

No

You do not know him, eh?

- No!
- No?

We know them

they are Tupamaros.

Come.

Is that the Martinera?

- Yes.
- It happens

Everyone leave,
it is only a check,

Everyone leave, please.

Attention... I repeat.

All those that are
inside section 20

must leave immediately.

You are not just any employee.

You are not an employee,
or a mere specialist.

You are a leader.

You directed Belo Horizonte police,
in Brazil,

And those of the Dominican Republic
and ours.

You do it directly,

and through men you send
to Washington,

where they learn to betray
their country.

You say that you defend
freedom and democracy.

Your methods...

are war, fascism, torture.

Agreed, Mr. Santore?

You are communist subversives!

You want to destroy
society,

the fundamental values of our civilization,
the existence of the free world.

You must be fought
at all costs.

- I have nothing else to say to you.
- Same here.

I would like to know...

What type of civilization
are you fighting to create?

Really?

It is a weakness.

For a civilization where people like you would
not make sense.

FRIDAY
Communiqu� no. 3

Mr. Fernando Campos,
Consul of Brazil,

is and has demonstrated himself
to be the worthy representative

of the savage dictatorship
of Brazil.

Mr. Philip Michael Santore,

citizen of the USA,
civil employee of the A.I.D.,

is and has demonstrated to be
during the interrogations

the person in charge, in our country,
and in others of Latin America,

of an organization which,
parallel to the police

and concealed by it,

is dedicated to activities
of espionage and repression

by means of methods
that they contemplate

the political assassination,
and torture.

If the Government rejects
our proposal to release

immediately all
the political prisoners,

the accused prisoners
will be brought to justices.

It's that house.

- Is it safe?
- Yes.

Excuse me, Mr. President,

Go back to the beginning:

"... I would like my people to
understand."

Very well.

We will already speak.

I would like my people

to understand the responsibility
that falls upon me.

I adamantly hope that
this distressing situation

does not have a tragic end.

But the affair, in spite of
its international implications,

since the victims are not
subjects of our country,

is strictly a police matter.

Like the President of the Republic,

I have a supreme duty

to defend the right,

to defend the institutions,

to defend lawful justice

since that is the only one
that can judge

and convict.

SATURDAY MORNING

- Mr Snow, please

Yes? What's happening?

He doesn't speak our language.
What's happening?

We are the police.
We have orders to detain Mr Snow.

He must come with us
to the police station.

- A simple formality.
- Okay

Perhaps I should call
his secretary.

It's better not to call anybody.
Do as you're told.

The keys.

It's preferable that you
keep quiet for ten minutes

if you don't want problems.

This is no longer funny.

It is heartbreaking.

The Government no longer governs.

It responds to problems
with violence.

But the other violence,

the one that it has triggered,
it is much more intelligent.

This morning, when
the Minister of Agriculture

was told of the new kidnapping,

the President urgently summoned

his ministers, the deputies,

the big landowners.

The Economics Minister,
politician, banker,

president of 4 companies,
2 of them American,

The Minister

of Foreign Affairs,
politician, banker,

he controls 70 companies,

representing the
Rockefeller group.

Their companies have
200,000 hectares.

The Vatican Ambassador,

head of a group that controls
85 companies,

19 of them foreign.

Minister, proprietor
of two newspapers.

Ex-minister,
Politician, two banks.

6 companies,
2 of them American.

The Herbert family, bankers,

they controls 300,000 hectares,
7 companies, 3 of them American,

A politician, a Minister,
a former Minister.

More bankers.

More industrialists
that were former ministers.

Ministers who are bankers
or industrialists.

Industrial bankers
that will be ministers.

And finally,
the Minister of the Interior,

the only one that is neither a
banker, nor rich,

and whose task is to defend
the rich ones and the bankers.

If they are all gathered

it is, to take
an important decision,

very important.

And given events, there is
only one possibility...

the resignation of the President

and the exchange, negotiated
for the new president.

This one for the front page.

Wonderful,
he is the President.

- Where did you get it?
- Look at the caption.

- Was he also a boxer?
- A mediocre boxer.

Middleweight.

He became a mediocre
journalist and soon...

in mediocre parliamentarian.

Who'd could have imagined

that he would be a
mediocre president?

Everybody.

A purely rhetorical question.

- Is the biography ready?
- Here it is.

We can only wait for

the official notice
of resignation.

Are you, Ogo?

Yes.

Who is it?

Inspector Ravallo

Are you still living
in 8th of October Avenue

with the family
of your brother?

We are your prisoners.
Behave yourselves.

Lopez, has anyone removed that
bullet from the nape of your neck?

The handcuffs.

And now, we will wait for Hugo.

How were we discovered?

A very good blow, Lopez.

Who are you?

We waited for the others,
for the meeting.

This one is of the old guard,
Captain.

I believe so.

Come, we are going to chat a little...

while we wait for the others.

- It's the police.
- Go back.

They don't tell us anything,
what we are going to write?

What is better, to write
or to try to understand?

Ladies and gentlemen, I am here with
the Police Commander

and of Captain Lopez,
who has managed to arrest the rebels,

and I'm going to interview them

Will this capture have an effect

on the luck of the three kidnap victims?

I hope so

How?

It's not possible to say, yet.

By all means, I don't know.

that they have... the kindness

to lead us into the place

or the places in where
they're hidden.

In any case, we will ask them.

In any case,

Do you think that they know those places?

We have good reason
to believe

that these are the people that direct
the organization.

Could you tell us

how you managed to carry out
the raid?

How did you catch them, Captain?

With patience...

- And something of luck, perhaps?
- No

It has not been luck.

But to find out the place

where the kidnap victims are held
how will that happen?

So the terrorists know
where the prisoners are?

Get ready, we're leaving

That's enough already ! Quick!

- Get ready, we're going, Mr Snow
- What?

- Are you here?
- Yes, right here.

- Are you Santore?
- Yes.

Get ready, we're leaving

What's happening?

You too, get ready

SATURDAY EVENING

Communiqu� number 4

First:in case of criminal charges,

of coaxed confessions,
of tortures,

or of death of our
fellow prisoners,

severe measures will be taken
of retaliation.

The people in charge of the forces
of repression and the oligarchy

will answer for the physical
well-being of our comrades.

Second:the ultimatum
has ended

without the government
answering our proposal.

Therefore, the Movement
of National Liberation

has consequently decided to execute
Mr. Philip Michael Santore.

Third:the execution will take place

24 hours after the circulation
of this official notice

and if the government
has not accepted

our proposal of exchange.

SUNDAY
You say that you defend freedom and democracy.

Your methods are war,
fascism and torture.

Agreed, Mr. Santore?

You are communist subversives!

You want to destroy society,

the fundamental values of our civilization,

the existence of the free world.

You must be fought at all costs.

- I have nothing else to say to you.
- Same here

Has it been

cold tonight?

A little.

And your wound?

It is better.

We leave in 2 hours time.

Change again?

Yes.

And the guy who took care of me?

Now I'm the guy
who takes care of you.

If you like,

write to your family.

Yes, very well.

Any news?

It's good.

Wait.

Victor. A small table, please.

Thanks.

Perhaps you will be executed tomorrow.

We didn't think about it,
we would prefer not to do it,

not because you don't deserve to die, but
because we would prefer another solution.

Did you want to use me
for an exchange?

Yes. And we still want that.

There's still hope.

Let us speak a little.
It could be useful to me.

How?

Not like you think.

But I know how they think
the others,

their reactions.

It is very important
in a deal.

If you think you can influence them,
you can write...

You can write to the ambassador.

I will do it, but first,
explain the situation

and what has happened.

Something just happened, yes?

Sit down, please.

Until yesterday, the situation
was balanced.

We captured yesterday
another employee

of the A.I.D.

- Who?
- An agronomist.

The situation changed
in our favor.

The government had to accept
the exchange

or to resign.

The situation is that he was
on the verge of resigning...

and it was then the police
arrested certain comrades.

- How many?
- Some.

lmportant?

All are important.

The police agreed

that they are very important.

And you're sure?

In a certain sense, yes.

- The government will not resign.
- No

They won't resign.

And it has blocked
negotiations.

The Minister of the Interior
has given out a victory communiq�

And you have fixed an ultimatum.

Yes.

- Does this only concern me?
- You're the most guilty.

Still we have 24 hours left.

Do you think we'll be able to do something?

No. I don't think so.

Does he think that your government
will intervene?

Given the situation, no.

It thinks you're more useful
dead than alive.

Yes.

Yes, I believe so.

You are in a crisis,
and they take advantage of it.

They will try to give you
the coup de grace.

It's enough for them to take advantage of
what you do

They really do not know
what we are going to do.

I do not know what you will
eventually do,

but I know what
they will do.

Because they will do what I would do
if I were in its place.

That is to say, nothing.

They have brought 100 FBI agents

In order to protect the Embassy
and to the American citizens.

The police no longer have their confidence.

And you do not have a choice.

If you kill me,

it will be a cruel and impotent
gesture.

If you do not kill me...

it will be a sign
of weakness...

and therefore of impotence.

We have just a short time left.
If you want to write...

Yes, I am going to write.

Not to the Ambassador.

To my wife.

Mr. Ambassador...

Mr. Ambassador. What is
the position of your Government?

Have you received
a message from the Pope?

For 24 hours, total silence!

So that meeting with
the Minister of Foreign Affairs?

Do you think that there's any hope for
Campos and Santore?

A declaration,
Mr. Minister!

Gentlemen, please!

They know that the Government
is deliberating.

I excused myself to talk with
the Ambassador.

Mr. President!

A little patience!

When the meeting finishes,
there will probably be

a press conference
or a communiqu�

- Do you really want to save them?
- This is a serious subject.

- There they are.
- They're here!

You can see that I fulfill my promises.

But we'll try not to uselessly prolong the matter

I will say that from the beginning

that the Government has not
modified its position.

Do you want to say

that the communiqu� of the Minister
of the Interior

of the other day
is still valid?

Exactly.

The communiqu� of the Minister
of the Interior

it reflected and reflects
the point of view of the executive.

Like all self-respecting
democracies.

So be it.

And your personal point of view?

The Government has adopted
the only possible position

that it could take to defend

its sovereignty and that
of the other countries

involved.

Have you spoken with the Ambassador
about the ultimatum of the rebels?

What do you think?

Then.. yes.

And how has the Ambassador reacted?

In that case, you should have asked the question better.

In any case, the attitude
of the Ambassador of the USA,

as well as the one of the
Ambassador from Brazil,

has been of understanding
and respect

towards our sovereignty.

And they bear in mind that the decision

of the executive authority
it is only the possible one.

Mr. Minister,

the ultimatum runs out
within twelve hours.

According to the terms
of that ultimatum,

Philip Michael Santore
will be executed.

What is the question?

Nothing.

There is no question.

I have received the report.

Then, you know the situation.

This is not a sentimental problem.

It never was

This is a political problem

Yes or no?

I am not safe.

He certainly deserves it.

But I do not know what is better
for us.

We're not the only
Latin Americans.

You understand?

If we execute him,

the press, the television,

the radio will speak
of his seven children.

If we did not execute him,
the Governments will be strengthened,

the revolutionary movements
will be weakened.

We have started up
a revolutionary mechanism

without being able to make them
respect it

Or to see it through to
the end ourselves.

You ought to have thought
this through before..

Precisely because of that,
we're consulting you.

Yes or no?

Yes.

I have received the report.

Then, you know the situation.

This is not a sentimental problem.

It never was.

This is a political problem

Yes or no?

Yes.

Then you know the situation

This isn't a sentimental problem

It never was.

This is a political problem.

Yes or no?

I had thought...

The report explains the situation.

- Yes or no?
- Yes.

I have received the report.

Then, you know the situation.

This is not a sentimental problem.

It never was.

This is a political problem.

Yes or no?

No

I have received the report.

Then you know the situation.

This does not cure
a sentimental problem.

We didn't have one.

This cures a political problem.
Yes or no?

Yes.

What about the other two
prisoners?

They are not directly responsible,
particularly the agronomist.

He is really an agronomist
and a good man. We will release them.

- We have majority of "yeas".
- We also.

We also.

Unanimously "yea".

And you?

Majority.

It needs to happen quickly.
We just have a short time.