Operações Especiais (2015) - full transcript

ONE YEAR EARLIER

How’s it going?

-Hey, Mr. Antônio!
-Good morning!

-How are you?
-OK, thank God. How is your mother?

Just great.

-My bus. Can I pay you later?
-No problem, Francis.

Thanks, Mr. Antônio.

Thanks, Mr. Leo.

-How crowded!
-Here, please. Have a seat.

Thanks.

So, your little
boyfriend is late again?



He’s not my boyfriend anymore.

Mr. Tomás, I’m real sorry...

The traffic was horrible on the
subway. Everyday it’s the same.

-I’ll be out in two minutes.
-Yeah right, go on.

Excuse me...

-Good morning, ma’am.
-Good morning!

-Do you have a map of the city?
-Sure.

You taking the Embratur test?

No way. I wanna keep on working
with that asshole everyday, right?

Everybody, on the ground!

On the ground, lady!

My baby!

Shit man, you scared
the shit out of me!

Jesus, Robson. Aren’t you
the fucking security?



All hell’s broken out
in the lobby.

What do you want?
For me to go face them all

with this water pistol here.
Is that it?

Come on! Move it, bro!

SPECIAL OPERATIONS

The criminals took 35 people
as hostages at the hotel.

Negotiations to free them
took two hours.

Did you try to get in touch
with the police?

Listen, there were kids crying,

me taking care of a couple
of them... their mother too.

I thought about calling in,
but you know how women are, right?

No, I don’t. Listen, buddy,
show some respect.

I’m doing my job much better,
by the way, than you did yours.

Let me ask you again:
did you try to call the police?

Isn’t that blond cop something?
If I had a diploma,

I’d take the Civil Police
entrance exam next month.

-To be what?
-A Civil Police Officer, girl.

-What kind of diploma you need?
-Any college diploma.

-Even tourism?
-Even tourism, honey. Why?

You interested?

I can just see it. That two-bit
Rottweiler in his suit,

and you a police officer
with a gun around your waist.

The guy’d turn green with envy.

They get decent pay?

At least ten times more than
what that asshole makes

watching gringo asses
on the sidewalk.

Yeah, but I’ve never even
held a gun before.

I graduated in tourism.

So what? Our president
was a lathe operator.

Just great! The radio, TV, all on.

Hey mom, where’s my coffee?
I have to leave...

I’m getting it ready here, honey.

And you know I like
the diet cream cheese.

I’m going to have to drink
a smoothie again today.

You’re not going to go to work
today, are you, honey?

-Today, tomorrow, everyday.
-But, honey...

There’s a war waging outside.
They’re taking over the favela.

The governor told everyone
to stay off the streets today.

I heard so on the radio.

I don’t work in the favela,
I work in São Conrado.

And the governor
isn’t my boss, mom.

I work for some old English fogey

who didn’t say anything
about not working today.

And what’s this about
Mr. Antonio bringing you

the Official Daily, with
something about some police exam?

Where is it?

OFFICIAL DAILY
CIVIL POLICE EXAMINATION

FRANCIS CORREIA: PASSED

Excuse me, thank you.

...and a car full of drug dealers
has just left Vila Cruzeiro

as it is being occupied
by the police...

This has something to do with
that jerk Robson, doesn’t it?

That jerk Robson... No way!

I can think for myself,
do what I want, right?

And it’s just my test result,
no big deal.

I know you, Francis. When you get
something into that head of yours,

you go all the way.
I know you, honey!

Who says I’m going to
join the police force, huh?

February 2011

How’s it going?

Just look at this, Teacher!

Look here...

The Police Pacification Units
in Rio have caused criminals

to seek refuge in other towns
in the state.

In São Judas do Livramento,
two children were killed

by stray bullets. The entire
population is complaining...

“Obsession” is nail polish
for sleazy broads, Zaila.

See if you can’t find
some other kind of purple...

Oh, but tell me. How’s my girl
Katy Mahoney getting on

-in her new job?
-It’s nothing like that.

-Thank God it’s just desk work.
-Really? Not what you expected?

Thank God. It's
just the way I like it.

For the population in general,
the death of the children

in São Judas do Livramento
is just another example

of the increasing criminality in
the cities near Rio de Janeiro.

It’s just terrible what happened
to those kids in São Judas.

-That’s for sure.
-Seems it was some shootout

between gangs...

-Hello.
-Hello,

could I speak with investigator
Francis Correia, please?

Who is this?

In name of Commissioner Froes,
he’d like to speak to him.

-This is Francis Correia speaking.
-Shit, it’s some broad...

Hello, my name is Sheriff Sales
Freitas. You have been chosen

for a special mission in the
city of São Judas do Livramento.

We don’t know how long we’ll be
on duty there, so pack your bags

and present yourself at
headquarters tomorrow morning.

And then some bum walked over
to hold me up. Me and my girl...

9:30 at night,
just making-out in the car,

and he popped up
outside her window.

So I pulled out my 9 mm sitting on
the console, pushed her back, and

bang, bang, bang, three times,
right in his face.

You killed him?

I don’t know if he died or not.
All I saw was him stumbling back

-and turning on his tail.
-Shit. What then, man?

And then my girl, you know
what they’re like, right?

“No way, I wasn’t born
for this type of shit,

I can’t go on like this...”
All those things women say

-just to piss us off.
-They can’t take the heat, no way.

I’d have done better to give
the bum everything he wanted,

my wallet, mobile.
She’d still be with me.

Everybody in town already knows
we’re coming. I saw it on TV.

And the bad guys watch TV, too.
They saw it in 3D and HD.

They’re all just drooling,
waiting for us to show up.

If we don’t watch our step,
we’ll lose a couple men.

Gotta keep on your toes.
I was trained to not die.

-I don’t know about you guys...
-I don’t die, ever bro.

Yeah, right.

-The smoke bothering you there?
-No.

So tell me, honey, how long
you been with the corps?

I...

Hey, this is the place...

-Of course not, honey...
-Good morning, officer.

Yeah. Hold it a sec.

You already talk to Tyrso,
and Ari?

-Right, around 6:30.
-Excuse me, please.

-Of course I am, you sexy lady.
-Excuse me...

Who’s in charge here?

Hi, what can I do for you?
Sorry ‘bout not....

No problem.

I have to hang up.
Call you later.

There’s no sheriff here.
We’re waiting for a new one

-to arrive Monday.
-Well, open the gates then.

Commissioner Froes
has just arrived.

Today? Friday?

Waiting for Monday is for
somebody trying to quit smoking.

Open the gates.

Very well, men.
Most of you already know me.

For the newcomers,
I am Commissioner Paulo Froes,

and we are here
on a special mission.

You might not be aware of it,
but you all deserve

to be congratulated, because you
have been picked from out of many

to be part of this elite force.
For what it’s worth...

Our goal here, which
we like to call our “Operation”

is to drastically reduce
crime rates in this city.

If you only understood one word
of what I’ve just said,

that word should be
“drastically”.

And for those of you
new to the team,

it’d be wise for you to get used
to my methods and rules.

I want, as strange as this might
seem, a police station that is

100% honest, and all of you to
keep your records clean.

Anybody pissing out of the pot
will be sent home.

As simple as that.

We’ll be starting with the
missions already set up for us

by intelligence. I want to give
priority to capturing the guys

who shot those kids.

Which will at least
get the press off our asses.

Commissioner, please, and
what about the local officers?

You’ll be the local officers now.

Everyone else is coming
from out of town.

So, I want to speak to
the local officers in my office.

The rest of you are free to go.

Chief, I’ve been in the corps now
for only three months.

I don’t have any field experience,
that kind of thing.

I think there might be some kind
of mistake for me being here.

There’s no mistake. Just orders
from above telling me I have to

recruit rookies like you, who have
shown good results at the academy.

But this is no reason for you
to be treated differently than the rest.

We’re going out into the streets.
Things can get dangerous.

If you don’t feel you’re up
to the job, please tell me

as soon as possible,
so I can get a substitute.

Women are scared of cockroaches.

You tell me they ain't
afraid of being shot?

Women are meant to cook.

Anybody who’s got an asshole
gets scared.

“Chief, I think there must be
some kind of mistake...”

Sounds just like her.

I’ll bet you she won’t make it
past tomorrow. Who wants to bet?

I think she’ll leave today...

That’s not her, no way.
Yes, it is...

There you go, minus
50 bucks for Ronaldinho.

Not so fast, shit. The day’s
just beginning. Here, my 50.

Hey gal, the sheriff
has a mission for you.

But, I was going into the
cell block to get a statement.

-Can’t it wait?
-Yeah. Let me get my gun.

No need for that, you won’t be
shooting anyone.

We arrested this guy today

and the sheriff wants you
to keep an eye on him

while we get his record.

This jerk here.

Keep an eye on him?
But, he’s already in handcuffs.

Too much for you?

No.

Just get him water,
and take him to the bathroom.

Only if he asks, though.

-Right, no problem.
-You can do that, can’t you?

Good morning.

You need anything?

Everything OK?

-Somebody, get him!
-Get him! Get him!

Come in.

-Chief...
-What is it, Inspector?

-That prisoner...
-What prisoner?

The one I was watching.

He got away.

-I don’t know how...
-Shit!

-Where’s Roni?
-I’m sorry, Chief.

-He was in handcuffs.
-You guys stop fucking around.

Carrasco, I want Roni
in my office right now.

I don’t know how he got out
of the handcuffs.

Listen up, guys. I couldn’t find
the escaped prisoner,

but I did find my buddy... Roger!

Took off like a bat
out of hell, man!

OK! All of you guys,
face the wall... Back there.

José Luiz,
back up against the bars.

We don’t have your statement yet.

I haven’t given one yet, ma’am.

Hey lady, I’d like
a glass of water please.

With all due respect...
I need to talk to you alone.

Is Toscano still working here
at the station?

He’s here, ain’t he?
You have to help me, lady.

Somebody has to help me, lady.

Décio is a good cop for sure, but
we’ve had trouble with him before.

Come on Roni, we can’t do our job
with just rookies and bureaucrats.

I can’t take a 2nd division team
and turn them into all-stars.

Décio is good. You know that.
He’s paid his dues.

This girl too,
she’ll be useful later on.

Useful for sitting in front
of a computer.

End of subject, boy.

Chief, excuse me...

What is it?

I need your signature here...

We’re all filled up for today.

OK then, thanks anyway.

What are you doing, Soninha?
No way the girl the whole town

is talking about, is in my
parlor for the first time,

and we don’t have time for her?
You gotta be kidding.

Hi, how are you?

OK. Thanks, but there’s
a woman already in line.

That’s Dona Mercedes.
Dona Mercedes,

you don’t mind if Soninha
does your nails today, do you?

With your job, you must think
all men are wimps, huh?

-Do you date officers?
-It’s kinda complicated.

You date store keepers?
Bank managers?

-Depends.
-God forgive me,

but if I had a man with a badge,
I’d never go out with the manager

of anything again.
That’s all I need,

to go out with some guy and
then have to defend him?

No way!

-Good morning.
-What’s up?

-Want a lift?
-Thanks.

-Would that be yes or no?
-Thanks "yes".

-What’s the food like there?
-More or less...

We need backup on Seventh St. near
the Canal. Patrol car under fire.

Shit, the guy can’t even
serve a summons

without all hell breaking loose!

0346 on route.

For Roni to be asking for help
it must be pretty heavy.

Everyone ready?
Watch your barrels.

Let’s go.
Go! Go!.

Hold on tight, guys.

-Watch your barrels! Shit!
-Sorry!

This ain’t right. This part of
town was supposed to be quiet.

It’s Roni man, it’s Roni!

Shit, hold on!

Go, man.

Cover me!

Shit, man.

Everyone alright?

No problem, man. No problem.

Easy to go down. Very easy.

In more ways than one.

-Pay up, ass wipe.
-What? Again?

-She hasn’t left, man.
-These bills of mine

are getting extinct, bro.

One hundred? You sure I didn’t
give you the money already?

-Can I...?
-Hey, look...

Way to go, Negão!

-I’m getting old.
-That’s only you. I’m in shape.

-Rosa? Everything OK?
-It is now.

I had to come down and get
this beer belly out of jail,

after running round town
stone drunk... Oh, forget it.

Let’s go, you jerk.

-Bye.
-Bye.

Listen, the gas station
on Bispo Street was held up

and the Chief has
given you the case.

Now honey, the guy is already
in the hospital, and the place

was held up last night and they
haven’t even filed a complaint.

So you can take your time.

I’ll go with you. Let’s go.

...around 11, 11:30 last night.

And why didn’t you call
the police?

Well, I thought it’d be better
if I talked to the owner first,

to know what to do.

OK, so you’ve informed him
already?

Yes sir, he’s been informed.

What’d they take?

Well, they only stole...

They didn’t steal anything, just
went inside, tore the place apart,

beat up the guy at the register
and then left.

Do the security cameras work?

-Listen, I’m not sure...
-Yes they do, they all work fine.

I’ll go over to the other side
see if anybody saw anything.

I’ll wait here for you.
Let’s go take a look then?

Hardly nobody around last night.
I closed early.

-What time?
-Around ten.

-On a Friday night?
-Yeah. That’s life, I guess, huh?

I’ll be needing your name,
address and phone, please, ma’am.

Gina Penha da Mata,
Street 7, Lot 10,

Resurrection Housing Complex.
Don’t have no phone yet, though.

If you need anything and
can't find me at the station...

You can reach me at this number.

-Right.
-Thank you then.

I think it would be convenient
to talk to the owner first.

Listen buddy, I think it would be
convenient for you to make things

easy for me, so I can do my work
better and quicker.

It’s just that I don’t have
any authorization

to give you those tapes.

If I find that they’ve been
tampered with,

I’ll be coming back here first
to talk to you.

Even before this boss of yours
you love so much.

Hold it there...

What are you doing?

That’s not it.

-You know how to use this?
-Here...

-Not there.
-No, here, this is it.

-To rewind.
-AV1, AV1.

There! Pause.

That looks like a Glock.

Go forward.

There! Pause.

What is it?

That’s an AK.

The same gun that killed the kids.

The Chief is gonna like
to hear ‘bout this.

Moacir, come here please.

Do you know that guy there?

That’s the manager
of the gas station.

That one I know.
The other guy.

That’s Toscano. He’s a cop.

He doubles as a security guard
when he’s off duty.

The guy that used to work here?

-Give me the glass.
-Thank you, lady.

If it weren’t for you, these guys
would let me die of thirst here.

You’re from Rio, ain’t you? Some
kind of prosecutor or something?

You said you had something to tell
me the other day. What was it?

-Yeah, I got something to say...
-Keep it down, please.

I wanna make a deal with you, with
anybody, I don’t know. You have to

get me out of here, because if you
don’t, I’ll be "suicided" in here,

-Toscano will kill me.
-I’ll hear what you have to say

and then see what I can do.

Toscano. Is Toscano
still around here?

I’m the one who asks the
questions. You want help,

you’ll have to help me first.
What about Toscano, tell me.

-I wasn’t arrested, lady.
-You weren’t arrested?

-Like I said.
-What you doing here then?

Toscano snatched me out
of my drug hole.

What’s the difference?

He brought me here to get me
out of the way, not to arrest me.

First he went and took over
my drug hole,

the day the kids were killed.
The guy’s taking over everything.

He’s involved with terrorism,
with the militia.

-I don’t want you to let me go.
-Keep it down.

Just get me transferred.
Like real far away from here.

Because that guy is going to
have me suicided in here.

He’s already in control of
the vans, the drug holes,

gas and electricity,
the whole bit.

Go and ask around,
you’ll see for yourself.

You tell anyone else this
in here?

Who am I supposed to tell, lady?
It doesn’t take much for you to

wake up suicided in here, lady.
You watch who you tell too,

they’ll make it look like I killed
myself with a belt, shoestring.

I’ve seen guys suicided
with dental floss, lady.

Listen ma’am, don’t go getting
a soft spot for that guy Mosquito.

-He’s no good, a real lowlife.
-Moacir, I know what I’m doing.

Man, sure is hot. You plant corn
in this town and you reap popcorn.

Chief, I went down to
the Canal area. I asked everyone

about the guy with the gun at the
gas station. Nobody knows him.

Nobody knows anything... Everyone
is deaf and dumb over there.

Or else because they really
don’t know anything.

It seems that the Canal favela
is run by some local militia.

Headed by an officer who used to
work here before we arrived.

Which explains why there’s
nothing about it in the records,

and why Roni was given
such a warm welcome.

The gangs from Rio must be
somewhere else, Chief, not there.

This guy’s name is Toscano.
I’ll get a video and show you.

Thanks, Dona Penha.

-Want a bite?
-No, thanks. I don’t know

how they can sell anything
with a name like that, “Knee”.

-“Knee”?
-Lousy name.

-Normal, I guess.
-But tell me...

The kid in the hospital, from the
gas station...

How is he doing?

Broken jaw, sedated. He’ll only
be talking in about a week.

Kinda weird, holding up a gas
station and not taking anything.

-Sure is.
-Sounds like some message

-from the guys from Rio.
-Sure does.

Those guys are pretty stupid
though, huh? Using the same gun

that shot the kids?

If they weren’t stupid, they
wouldn’t be criminals, Francis.

Bye, thanks!

-Rosa...
-It’s for you! I’m leaving.

Here, you got so flustered with
that jerk Roni that you forgot

-all your documents.
-It was as evident as that?

For sure, but no problem,
he was just as flustered himself.

My! Those look terrible, girl. You
have to come down to the parlor

for me to take care of them.
What’ll people say about me?

When you’re on TV pointing out
the stolen booty

with those horrible nails.
No way.

Everybody just likes to gossip.
About all the bad things, right?

Nobody wants to say anything good
about anybody else.

Like any other place,
including my neighborhood.

-Put your fingers in the water.
-Oh, sorry.

Moacir is being really nice to me,
you know?

-Ahh, he’s a great guy.
-He really is.

And do you know
this guy Toscano?

-He’s a real asshole.
-He is? What’s he do?

You hear about the new TV series
about a woman cop?

Really?

-You haven’t heard?
-No, I haven’t.

Alright, Dona Esmeralda!

Dona Otília, I forgot to ask
if I could smoke in here.

You’re the cop, you tell me.

I can’t arrest myself.

-Good thing she’s got good humor.
-Give me a cigarette, Décio?

-I didn’t think you smoked, gal.
-I don’t.

What is it then, PMS?

Francis, Dona Penha
left this here for you.

Hey!

Dona Otacília isn’t going to press
charges if you smoke inside.

-Her name’s Ermenilda.
-Whatever.

That sourpuss who keeps
complaining all the time.

OK, guys. This tip off
was given to us by a local

named Maria da Penha.

She's known by the
very original moniker of Penha.

This Dona Penha says that the
two culprits hang out together,

Keep your cool, ma’am.

like a rattlesnake and rat.

They both
escaped from the favelas in Rio.

Guys working for organized crime,

sent packing by the PPUs.
And now it is up to you all to run

everything through a fine sieve
to find all their weapons and

eventually see if we can connect
them to the death of the two kids.

Put that down.

Keep your cool.

Game over!
The police. Police!

Freeze, buddy!

-There’s only one, Roni.
-Where’s the other guy?

-The door! Get the door!
-Get him! Get him!

The next time don’t leave no girl
covering the door.

It’s gotta be a guy!
It’s a man’s job.

Shit! He left like
a bat out of hell.

He could've gotten out even
in a wheelchair, Décio.

Sorry.

Froes would have killed us
if he had gotten away.

It’d be our fault... The press
would’ve had a field day.

And he was about to shoot too,
only he took too long.

If it weren’t for you Décio, the
asshole would have shot one of us.

Sorry.

One thing I don’t get...
The guy’s got guns, grenades,

loaded with drugs, and if I
shoot him, it’s all my fault.

Here, drink this.

And keep your cool.

If you wanna break down and start
bawling, you do it in your room.

You hear me?

-Décio!
-What?

Thanks.

Unfortunately we can’t say that
the case is closed yet.

Our investigation so far
has shown that the bullets

that killed the two kids were
fired during the confrontation

between the suspects we have
recently arrested and

unidentified local criminals.
Well, we would all like to thank

the coalition of state and local
authorities for their support

and I can assure you that
in no time the peace and quiet

that you all are used to and are
deserving of here in São Judas

will be reestablished.

Good morning.

-Good morning.
-Hi, good morning.

Could you give me something
for a headache, please?

You guys are the cops from Rio,
aren’t you?

You arrested the guys who killed

the kids over at the Resurrection, right?

-And were you there?
-Yeah, I was.

You’re an example for all women.

Mr. Alceu,
the officers from Rio, look!

I live in that housing complex,
you know that?

It was one big drug hole
night and day, officer.

The kids couldn’t even go to
school. You should have seen it.

You don’t know how important it is
what you guys are doing here.

You take sleeping pills?

No.

No?

It’s easy when all hell’s
breaking loose, Francis.

But then after the rush is over,
everyone is the same.

You never really stop
trembling inside.

Yeah, but he sold you controlled
medication without a prescription.

I don’t follow
all the rules blindly.

Don’t believe in it.

I was suspended for having
released a kid who had been

beat up by two cops.
If he had died,

it’d be just another statistic,
nobody would have investigated it.

But I let the kid go.
Two days later he came back

and killed one of the cops
who had beat him.

It backfired.

What can you do?

They usually don’t come back.

The two assholes who killed
the kids have spilled the beans.

A whole contingency of bums have
taken over Resurrection Hill.

If everything goes according to
plan, we’ll be able to clean

the entire area of the scum
that came running here from Rio.

Francis, I’m driving.
Carry this for me.

Roni is in charge of those
coming in from below,

Carlão in charge of those
coming in from above.

I don’t have to tell you all to be
extra careful in this operation

as they are all hardened criminals
and sleep with one eye open.

Don’t forget that these guys
have more fire power

than the Luxembourg army,

if they have one.
No matter.

Let’s do it.

The police!

I didn’t do anything, sir!
I wasn’t doing anything!

Go do it in jail then!

Décio, up there!
Up there!

Go, go!

For God’s sake, lady!
Help me!

I’m gonna die!
Get me outta here!

Francis, no!

You crazy? Shit!

We need an ambulance!

There’s a man down,
bleeding a lot!

Francis, in my office.

You know why you’re here,
don’t you?

What you did is very serious.

An officer can only put his life
in risk in very extreme cases.

And saving a wounded criminal
is not an extreme case.

It is something that can
jeopardize the entire mission.

Let this be the first and last
time you do something like that.

-Am I clear?
-Yes, sir.

There’s something else.

The town’s high society, plus
the local business association

and the mayor’s party, which
I refuse to even say the name of,

want to hold some shindig
in my honor.

Wow! Congratulations, Chief. Nice.

Yeah, I am always wary
of initiatives like this.

Of course, I can understand.

I’d like to ask you to go with me.
You’ll be my excuse to not have to

talk so much with all the local
fauna and flora. I’ll owe you one.

No problem. But,
won’t your wife get jealous?

She pretends she is,
just to please me.

We’ll fix your hair,
something real nice.

Even make you feel thinner...

You know what I’m going to do?

Something from the 70s
with a flair from the 40s.

I was so proud, seeing him on TV.

Roni reminds me of

those officers you see
in American movies, you know?

The other day we were walking
with the Chief on the street

and before you know it
there was this big commotion.

I looked over and he was arresting
some guy for selling pirate DVDs.

The Chief told him
he was a good example!

Right, a good example, for sure.

But Rosa, is your boyfriend
the dark-haired one?

No, the husky guy, handsome.
He was standing

behind the reporter
the day of the TV interview.

-A real stud!
-Stud? Where? Short and crabby!

Tell that angry young man of mine
I sent him a kiss.

Only you would put up with that guy!

Oh... How cute, the police
delivering flowers.

Isn’t that wonderful...?

If you’re nice,
I won’t tell anyone.

-Is the air conditioning working?
-No way. Please...

-Here you go.
-My God!

-I think it’s got syrup in it.
-And vermouth, I bet.

Anybody who mixes syrup with
vermouth should be charged with

capital crime with no bail.

No, don’t drink it.
I’m going to send it off

to be analyzed by
the forensic department.

-It’s awful...
-For Christ’s sake.

Good evening.

We are all here tonight to
pay homage to

a man with unshakeable faith
in peace and justice.

A warrior unafraid of the violent
threats made by criminals.

Young lady, I’ve been with the
corps for a long time now and

this gratitude is not
what it seems to be.

In two months he has arrested
those responsible for

the untimely death of
two of our own children.

Please,
Commissioner Paulo Froes,

accept the key to the city as
a small token of our gratitude.

Thank you, all.

Inspector Francis, you’re looking
good tonight, congratulations.

I’m sorry, do we know each other?

-I can’t recall we do.
-So rude of me.

It is just that your work is more
recognized than mine is.

Claudemir at your service.
Nice to meet you.

Claudemir Toscano! Of course.

But everyone notices
your work as well.

Such a hard-working man
can hardly go unnoticed.

Excuse me...

Will you let me by or am I
in the way of another one of your

-deals tonight?
-What’s that?

Just let me pass,
if it isn’t too much to ask.

Sorry, forget what I said.

I’ll just keep my mouth shut,
so no flies can get in.

-Chief.
-Commissioner Froes.

-Hello, mayor.
-Come out for a little smoke, huh?

In reality, I was thinking about
stealing a couple tape players,

but I stopped to smoke
a little crack cocaine first.

But I was already on my way
back inside.

Well, let me introduce you
to City Councilor Pacheco.

-Nice to meet you.
-Tancredo Silva Pacheco

at your service.

Very respected man
in the city of São Judas.

Commissioner Froes, would you
by any chance be interested

in local real estate?

Haven’t given it much thought,
Councilor. Why do you ask?

Well, our little community has
a couple real estate enterprises

planned. Like the two condominiums
already being constructed.

One of them is exclusively for
our associates and friends,

and totally free of cost.

-Free of cost...?
-Free of charge.

It’s because the sales of one
is going to completely cover

the expenses of the other.

Listen, Mayor, I don’t own any
land around here. I haven’t paid

for anything to be built.
I wasn’t even born in the city.

I don’t understand.

None of that matters.
You are an authority.

And what do I have to do, exactly?

Need to do? You don’t have to
do anything. In reality,

each of us does what we can
for the enterprise.

We already have a judge,
a couple city councelors.

-Businessmen.
-Mayor, I’m real sorry,

but I’m going to have to decline
your offer, because I like

living in my own apartment.
I live in Copacabana.

I walk to the bakery, take my dog
for walks on Sá Ferreira.

So, you can see I have
the time or need to live

in a country home.
I don’t even have

the time it takes to
take care of my own apartment.

Well, no need to rush things.

I’ll give you some time
to think it over.

“Mayor, I don’t think
that will be necessary.”

Shut them up for good!

I would have loved to
see their faces.

A toast!

A toast to a mission
accomplished! Here’s to you.

-Mission accomplished.
-Cheers!

When we headed back to Rio, Chief?

What do you mean, back to Rio?
There’s still Toscano...

The authorization for our return
shouldn’t be long now.

Authorization for our return?
We’re going to leave?

Even more so now that they know
we’re not going to get involved

-in any of their little schemes.
-We’re not going to get involved

in their schemes,
more or less, right?

We’re doing everything exactly
the way they want us to.

Clear the city of
all the crooks from Rio,

and for them to sit back and
get on with business as usual.

Yeah, and what if
we clamped down on Toscano?

They’d all fall like dominos
behind him.

And with this bit about the condo
now, they’re all in it together.

You can count on me. Because I’m
screwing the sexiest broad in town.

Come on Roni, show a little
respect. She’s my friend.

Are you jealous? I’m a married man,
show some respect you too.

I think if we clamp down on some
of the locals, we’ll be able to do

a lot of damage to the upper crust
folks in this quiet little town.

I’m up for it.

-Me too.
-Count me in. Here...

Let’s buy beer with this,
because it don’t seem like

the young lady is going to leave,
after all.

-About time you understood that.
-She’s finding her courage.

How can I help you?

Jacira Meliande...

Floral arrangements and
porcelain painting.

That's my wife's side.
Turn it around, please.

Oh! Dr. Heraldo Casagrande.
How can I help you?

I'm here to provide
my services to...

Antônio Barbosa de Sousa.

Casagrande? Listen, my public
defense lawyer was a woman...

What does this guy want with me?

You sure? Maybe they switched
and you don't know.

Listen man, you asking to be kept
in jail? Get out of here, shit.

Carrasco. No, no, better yet,
Canhoto.

Keep an eye on that guy.
Something smells fishy.

Gotcha.

-Hello!
-Hi.

What can I do for you?

I was thinking about
buying a house...

Right. I have one I can show you.
It's already decorated.

We're going to take Pavio Hill,
which used to belong to

that Mosquito guy and which now
is headed by that bozo Toscano.

This guy frequents all the
high society freebie bashes

and smokes big cigars, but
is just another two-bit crook.

And I'll bet you my left kidney

that all his henchmen in this
drug hole are just like him.

If we can get our hands
on one of these rats,

he'll spill the beans in no time.

None of them are known
for their loyalty.

Take the drug hole and
it'll take only a couple hours

until the domino effect
knocks them all down.

One by one.

-Police! Don't try!
-Throw your gun down!

-Police, police! Hands in the air.
-Throw your gun down!

Show me your hands, now!

Who’s the boss here?

Who owns this drug hole?
Tell me, asshole?

-There. That green gate.
-You sure?

-Of course I am, sir.
-Anybody inside?

Couldn't say.

So, you take the lead then,
you can be the first to die.

Good idea. You can be
the lab rat, asshole.

Not so hard,
you're hurting my arm, man.

The bum is saying he's going to
take the rap by himself.

You think so?

It’s all his. Brave little guy...

Yeah, we need more men here.

You are under arrest for
intercepting stolen goods.

Come on, buddy!
I didn't know it was stolen, sir.

-With no invoice?
-Excuse us, everyone.

And where'd you think all the
stuff came from? It grew on trees?

-I'm a hard-working man.
-Me too, help me get my work done.

-I'm part of the church.
-And I'm an atheist.

-Good morning.
-What's this all about, bro?

-Why the animosity?
-I'm not your bro,

no need for more deceptions
in my family.

Documents and license
for the vehicle, please.

Good morning, everyone.

-Off to work?
-That's the way to go.

-Here's the registration.
-I'm the one who asked for them...

Thanks.

What you got in that bag there?
Your lunch?

This vehicle isn't authorized to
take passengers.

But, I've been working with it
for years.

I even work for one of
your colleagues.

Listen everybody,
sorry to have to bother you,

but you can all get out. This van
is going to be apprehended.

Hold it! Hold in a second.
Nobody has to get out.

-Listen, sir.
-For God's sake!

I already pay my dues everyday,
I can't pay anymore.

Nobody here is asking
for anything.

But if you insist, I can...

If you offer us money,
I'll be forced to arrest you for

trying to bribe an officer, sir.
Just wait right there, please.

Floral arrangements
and porcelain painting.

Are you kidding me, sir?
What’s this all about?

-What's going on over there?
-Well Fran, the attorney

is already here with a court order
to release the vans

even before we've taken
the guys' statements.

Moacir...

Can you tell me just who that
two-bit lawyer is working for?

It can't be Toscano,
must be someone higher up.

You probably saw him at the party
the other day.

Senhor Tancredo,
the owner of the largest

public transportation business
around. All his vans and buses

are falling to pieces. Everyone
calls his company “trans-jalopy”.

-No, but they are all racketeers.
-His company is legal,

but he took over
all the competition.

Hired Toscano to fill the streets
with clandestine vans

and he's his only competition now.

-What else does he own?
-Nightclubs, restaurants....

-Nightclub?
-If you can call it that.

More like a brothel.

He and Toscano and some guy
from São Paulo are partners.

This is the place.

-Party's over, turn on the lights.
-Police!

Don't want no scandals here.
Keep it down.

Men on this side,
women over there.

There.

Open your arms please, miss...
Excuse me.

No hurry.

Feeling me up like that
will make me fall in love, honey.

Wait right there, please.

-Let me go! I'm working!
-I am too.

No way! You act like
you don't like it yourself.

It's not a question of
liking it or not.

I’ll give you a discount,
come on...

Just keep moving, please.

Hands to the wall.
Spread your legs.

Come with me.

Strange, don't you think?

What?

Look.

Seems one of the girls
is missing.

Can't follow all the rules
blindly.

I hope it doesn't backfire on me.

This nightclub has been open
for a long time.

You call this a nightclub,
is that it?

And do nightclubs
provide these services here?

That doesn't prove anything.
Just a napkin with prices on it.

The napkin will be good to
hold up the charges.

You're just trying to find
some reason to close me down.

-This is absurd!
-Absurd is that girl's age there.

And look at the state she's in.
Call Toscano to give you a hand.

Chief!

Hey, Roni! Isn't that
Rosa's brother?

Shit, it had to be
Rosa's brother.

Commissioner... The guy is
everybody's friend.

It'll look bad. Couldn't you
just give him a good scare?

Scare who, man?...
You think I'm some kind of ghost?

And this I took from one of
the rooms, for evidence.

Attorney Heraldo! What a surprise
seeing you here again.

I was thinking that it might be
easier for you to just

set up office in here. Put in a
desk here, a file, you could even

put your wife's porcelain on a
shelf to sell. What do you want?

-Excuse me...
-Good evening, Commissioner.

Good evening. Oh, you brought
another court order?

Please, could you wait in my
office? We're kinda busy tonight.

So, where'd we leave off?

What's your name?
How old are you?

Where is he? Where?

Take it easy, Dona Rosa. Your
brother is giving us a statement.

If you could just come with me...

Excuse me.

Roni, I'm here to get my brother.
Where is he? I'll pay his bail...

-How much is it?
-There is no bail...

What do you mean "no bail", Roni?
There's always bail, always a way.

-Are you my boyfriend or not?
-Rosa...

See what you can do, let me
pay his bail and get him out.

I haven't worked all my life
to have him locked away

for some stupid trifle,
small potatoes.

No, it's nothing trifle
or small potatoes...

We arrested your brother
because he was with a minor.

That's serious, did you know that?

Minor, Ronaldo? Listen to me.

She's a first class slut.
Everyone knows her...

Everybody's been there, taken her
for a ride, like a bicycle.

-Did you know that?
-Rosinha, you're nervous.

-Rosinha my ass!
-Calm down, shit.

-To hell with you!
-I'm working here.

-Try to keep it down.
-Keep it down? Working,

your little police job,
arresting innocent people,

is that what you do?

You want to arrest everybody?

Are you all crazy?

Why don't you do this:
build a wall around the whole city

and lock up everybody inside.

Because they're not all going to
fit in here.

-Rosa, try to calm down.
-I don't want to ever

see you again,
or I'll kill you.

It was a stroke.
But don't worry,

I'll take care of her these days
now, and your neighbor said

she'd help too.

Mom... Mom.

I'm sorry...

...so sorry.

You look so lovely, honey.

I miss you so much, mom.

So much.

How's it going?

What, you here to arrest me too?

Of course not, Rosa.

I'm here to talk,
you're my friend.

Friend?

With friends like you I don't need
any enemies, huh? Excuse me.

Hold on! What happened had nothing
to do with friendship, Rosa!

We're doing our job. To make
things better for everyone.

Going after the poor is easy, huh?
Me... My brother.

I'd like to see you arrest
the big guys, the mayor.

Did anybody get arrested on
Flores Street? No, right? Because

they're all in cahoots with the
cops, right? No criminals there.

We're investigating
those guys too, OK?

I'm busy. I have to
close the door to my house.

Rosa, is this the way
it's going to be?

Yes, and I'm closing the door

because I don't owe the cops
anything.

If that's the way
you want it, fine.

Sorry, Dona Erme. Good night.

Good night.

Meditating?

-Something like that.
-What is it?

Francis, why'd you join the corps?

It wasn't because of some
noble ideal, so I'd rather

-not talk about it. OK?
-No problem.

What we're doing here
is noble enough, anyway.

Did you bet I'd stay or leave?

I didn't bet at all.

I graduated in political science.

Imagine you as a politician,
Décio.

-What's so funny?
-Shit!

I spent my childhood promoting

the son of my mother's boss
for President.

But his mother was ashamed of it,
so one day she called me over and

said, “Décio, why don't you leave
Carlinhos alone and run yourself?”

And it just freaked me out.

I thought, “so blacks
can be presidents too?”

-Oh, you poor thing.
-No, really!

-Carlinhos lost his aide that day.
-No more campaigns for Carlinhos.

-You'd make a good president!
-I think so too.

-A real stud of a president.
-But I think I'll be happy being

-just a sheriff.
-Sheriff, huh?

Yeah. I studied law
when I was suspended.

I have my exam later this year.

I think it'd be better if you
didn't get so close with

that smell of yours.

I've had a couple drinks,
I'm lonely, I'm single.

-You like my smell then?
-Pure temptation!

You'd better go.
Go get some sleep. Go on.

Alright.

Temptation is me in a uniform.

You're crazy.

-Stop it!
-Not the gun.

Don't play with that.

Here, Chief.

I got this
at the register office.

That condo is being built
on government land.

Good afternoon, gentlemen.

How's it going, Moa?

The last musketeer.

How these guys from Rio treating
you? Man, what's going on here?

Looks like some funeral parlor.
This place used to be more lively.

And Sandra, your wife,
how's she coming along?

-Fine.
-Great.

-Sandrinha's doing fine.
-Good to hear.

-And you, Toscano?
-I'm fine too.

I was just in the vicinity
and thought I'd drop by

to congratulate everyone
on their work.

Roni, is that you?

No, that's me.

Hey, senhor Roni. I came to
congratulate you personally.

Nobody's ever swept up Rosa's
beauty parlor quite like you.

But listen, you take good care of
her ‘cause her brother's my buddy.

As you well know,
your buddy is being held here.

And you don't have
to go brown-nosing me,

because she isn't
my girlfriend anymore.

What is going on around here, Moa?
Everybody got PMS or something?

We're working.
You need anything?

-What can I do for you?
-You kicking me out, boy?

No. Nobody here
is kicking you out.

Here, have a seat.
You can use this computer here.

But, it doesn't have Orkut!

But, that one over there, you
can play solitaire on that one.

-Solitaire, huh?
-Yeah.

What's your name?

Why do you ask?

No nothing, “why do you ask”,
just curious.

So bye then, “why do you ask”.

Moa.

Toscano.

Holy shit.

-So that's why Toscano...
-A rat. They cut his tongue.

They parked back there,
dropped the body and then left.

-Did you see in which direction?
-That way.

Do you remember
what kind of car it was?

I don't know the car, sir.

But I did write down
the license plate.

The car belongs to Valnei Jr.
He's already involved in

three inquests and does odd jobs
for Toscano's security company.

He'll obviously say that he knows
nothing about his employee's past.

We don't have anything on Toscano
as we ourselves are witnesses

to his whereabouts when
the crime was committed.

But the car is registered as
a service provider for Town Hall.

A good enough reason for the
Justice Department to

authorize a more thorough
investigation.

-When you finish, call that...
-Dante Bicalho.

...Dante Bicalho and ask him to
issue a summons for

that half-ass lawyer with the
porcelain because, after all,

they murdered his client.
And when it arrives

you have it delivered to
his wife's flower shop.

What do you want, Francis?
What do I have to do?

-Sign that.
-Sign where?

-Well, I’m leaving.
-Go on.

-What am I signing here?
-It's a request to halt the work

on the condo being built
on government property.

Let’s put an end to this circus.

-Hey, gal.
-What?

Domestic violence. Carrasco ain't
here, so I'll be going with you.

-Vanderlan da Silva?
-That's me. What you want?

I'm taking you down
to the station.

-Who's taking me?
-I am, asshole!

For attempted murder.
Stand up.

-Do you have any idea who I am?
-Yeah.

You ain't taking me to no
fucking station, you get me?

I'll leave if a policeman
comes and talks to me.

That's no problem,
there's one right there.

-Oh, a real male cop?
-Yeah, a male cop.

Hands behind your back!

Everyone can get back to
their beers. Relax.

If you behave, we'll only be
taking him down to the station.

Not so fast. Eyes ahead.

You're going to jail and will
never touch your wife again.

You hear me, asshole?

Open it.

Go on, get in!

Shit!

Shit. Everybody's
a town councilor now?

-And their kids, too.
-Come on, get out.

Jeez, look...

What the hell?
Some Voodoo ritual?

Of course they're boycotting us.
And you have the power

to intervene.

The neighborhood is lit, damn it.

Oh, thanks a lot.

The electrician’s here.

Sorry it took me so long, Sheriff.

There are no buses
over where I live.

I don't know what happened
to all the vans in this city.

I can imagine. So, is the problem
inside the station?

Everything looks OK to me.

There's no electricity
coming in from the street.

Good evening.

Only if it is for you.

I received a summons.
But, I’ll come back later.

It seems you're out of
electricity here, huh?

If you think it's so funny,

you can stay and
take part in the circus...

Wait in my office and I'll be
right in to take your statement.

And if the electricity doesn't
come back in 24 hours

we're going to have to let
that animal go. Right, Chief?

They think we're going to
stop issuing summons and

arrest warrants. In my time
we didn't have any computers

and we still put a lot of bums
behind bars all the same.

Moacir, isn't there a storage room
around here somewhere?

This is it.

OK then.
Everyone grab a machine,

wipe off the dust
and let’s get to work.

I don't know anything about
what the councilmen might say

because government property
and real estate is never....

But I've never heard anything.

I don't have the slightest idea.

He had some contacts
over in São Paulo.

-Commissioner Froes!
-What is it?

-They want to close my hotel!
-Now why didn't I think of that?

My hotel is the best one in town.

If I’m not up to date
with all rules and regulations,

none of the others are either.
Why they closing just mine?

Because that's the law.
It's not my fault.

You’re not going to close down
jackshit. And who might you be?

Fortunato Seixas,
Inspector for city hall.

Very well, senhor Seixas,
there's around twenty officers

living in the hotel, all trying
to uphold what you call the law

in this hick town you call a city.

If they don't sleep in the same
bed they slept last night,

I can guarantee you that they'll
all be sleeping at your place.

Are you threatening me,
commissioner?

Threats are for when you don't
plan to follow throught with them.

I am making a promise,
as well as asking you to leave.

Otherwise I'll have my men go
snooping into your life so bad,

that they'll find the check
you bounced when you were 18.

The one you wrote to
that transvestite.

I'm sorry,
but I can't leave before...

You're not sorry and
you can and will leave.

And go tell that jerk from the
City Hall who sent you here that

I'm going to do the same thing to
him if it isn't happening already.

Now please leave because I don't
have anything more to say to you.

Good night.

Yeah right. Let's go.

Dona Ermelinda,
you'll have to excuse me,

but I am completely fed up.

Good afternoon.

More than 400 lawyers
inside the station.

All working for some asshole.

What in the world is a preventive
habeas corpus, for God's sake?

I've never heard of one of them!

Everybody was padding us
on the back in this shithole

just yesterday. And now this!

-I think that we...
-Let's do it then.

You want to get the guys, I'll
help you. But it has to be now,

because they'll be sending us
back to Rio real quick.

Good morning.

-Police.
-But I don't...

You don't, but your husband does.

And he's about to spend years
inside some dirty jail

to protect his boss. And you'll
have to go visit him every Sunday

while he wallows in the grime.

And that is why I think
it'd be wise if you told me

who pays his salary. Who pays off
the judges in this town?

Officer, I can't.

You said something, but
I didn't hear you very well.

My husband, he's a lawyer.
He works for town hall.

I'm not joking! Shit!
I'm not playing any games here!

I am fed up with all the
corruption going on in this town!

They killed two kids
and nobody said anything.

Don't you feel a bit responsible
for that?

You're as much to blame
as all the others are.

You'll understand right now
what I mean.

I'll tell you!

-Speak up.
-I'll talk!

We do only what they tell us
to do. Tancredo, he's the one

who pays for it all.
My husband only obeys orders.

I cash checks, but I don't get
any of it, I swear. I swear.

You don't get any of it.

-Try to calm down.
-I'm not calm!

I haven't been calm in years.
I don't want my name involved

in all this shit.

But it already is.

I'm going to get something to eat.

You want anything?

Thanks.

He had a daughter.
I didn't know.

What is she going to do
with no father now?

People have kids, Francis.
Criminals have them too.

We just don't think about it
when we shoot them.

That's the way it is in war.

I should have done something
to stop him from going haywire

in that flower shop.
He had a fit, broke everything.

Francis, being a cop
is a profession.

It's no character we play.

We're only human. We make
mistakes, we get some right.

Or at least try to.

So, where does
the problem lie then?

It all can be summed up in two
words “public administration”.

Only it seems that here

the two words just don't fit
into the same phrase.

So, there's no way out,
is that it?

Who in the world is ready to

uphold the law strictly
according to the book?

Justice is blind.

Maybe that's the reason. She
didn't read the goddamn thing.

Promise me we're going to
get these guys, Chief.

I promise you we'll get them.

This condo being built on
government land isn't going to be

easy for them to explain. As soon
as we get their bank information,

we'll be able to arrest them.

But I can't guarantee just
how long they'll spend in jail.

Nobody can tell you that.

OK.

Rosa, that's not true.
I called you up.

I don't know how many times...

Alright. But,
what do you want?

OK.

Good luck!

Take it easy...

Easy my ass. I'm the one
with the gun here.

-You just shut your mouth.
-Put the gun down.

I'm going to put a bullet in your
head, that's what I'm going to do.

Police!

Cover me.
Go. Go.

Circle around back. Go!

-I'm going!
-Around back!

Go! Go, Francis!

Face down. So you wanted to
kill us cops? Face down.

Don't move or
I'll blow your brains out!

Shoot!
Go on, shoot me! Shit!

Shut up!

Just because I killed
your little black boyfriend?

Shut up!

Take me to the hospital, shit!

I've been shot.

Don't you guys do everything
according to the book, huh?

Shit, where you taking me?

The son of a bitch knew
you were going to stay.

What?

Décio.

He bet that you'd stay and
that you'd make the grade.

What the fuck?

Down with the police!
Go home!

Get out of the way.

No way to get through
with the car.

-Why not?
-Leave it here, Roni.

-What's going on here?
-You complaining?

-Sit in your seat and shut up!
-Moacir, keep your eye on the car.

Let me by...

The Civil Police from Rio,

who despite their impeccable work
early on in their mission,

have just been sent back home
by the state governor

after three months of hard work.

The involvement of
one of the police officers

with drug and gun trafficking
has just been confirmed.

Décio Assis Ferreira, recently
buried with honors, had already...

Take it easy.

...been suspended in the past
and was killed during a shootout.

The state justice department has
consequently decided to dissolve

the Task Force from Rio.
Back to you, Ricardo...

-Don't go freaking out...
-Did you hear what he said

-about Décio?
-Let it go.

People don't want
honest police.

But I am not going to give them
what they want.

That makes two of us then.
I'm sorry, but the way things are now...

I'm not ever going to be able
to go by the book, no way.

We have Toscano outside in the
car. We can take him to Rio and

arrest him there. No way I'm going
to leave that motherfucker here.

No problem.

January, 2015

What's for lunch?

No, no. Make pot roast.

No problem,
I'll go by the store

and then to your place
for lunch.

-Excuse me.
-No, not that.

-Make the usual thing.
-Excuse me, officer.

Stick in a couple potatoes with
oregano. Right, I love that.

Who's in charge here, please?

We ain't got no sheriff here right
now. We're waiting for a new one

-to come in on Monday.
-And till then you let the flies

-take over, is that it?
-What's it to you?

Everything.