Killer Ratings (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 6 - Judgement - full transcript

A NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES

He knew they were planning to arrest him,

but he chose to buy some time.

I looked at him and hugged him.

WALLACE'S SON

I said goodbye.

I didn't know where he was going

or if I would ever see my father again.

It's been like this all morning.

With each call, a police car was sent
to a different part of the city.

Around 60 Civil Police officers



and Military Police Intelligence personnel

are trying to capture
former Representative Wallace Souza.

Behind the scenes, it emerged

that the State Governor, Eduardo Braga,

had met with the Police Chief.

"Find Wallace" was the order that he gave.

The Port of Manaus,

the airport and the bus terminal

were being monitored
by the state security forces.

The police have received
several anonymous tip-offs

on the whereabouts
of Wallace Souza,

but none of them
have brought success.

The Federal Police
have also been involved

and the name of the
former Representative



is now on the "National Fugitive List."

We closed Manaus' borders.

All the borders were closed.

We believed he would constantly be
changing his location.

We had information that he could be
at a number of addresses

and we made a number of visits.

People didn't speak about anything else.

The city stopped, waiting for his arrest.

The family was saying,
"We don't know where he is.

We are worried about what he might do,

because he's very depressed."

We left in the early hours.

We took a cab,

because we were afraid
the police were following us.

DEFENSE ATTORNEY - WALLACE CASE

He was hiding at some friends' house.

He was very afraid.

He decided not to give
himself up immediately,

because he would be taken
to a normal prison

where he would certainly face

many criminals whom he'd denounced
on his TV show.

It was a matter of life and death.
That's how he saw it.

We went to his room
to wake him carefully.

"Representative,
we've come to get you.

We've negotiated
with the Secretary of Justice

so that you surrender today,

and don't stay in prison
with other inmates."

We explained he'd be in a separate cell.

He understood.

He couldn't stay on the run for long.

A strong security operation...
Wait, my hair.

Okay, let's go.

Right now, Wallace Souza is arriving

with a strong security presence.

Many vehicles to protect him.

They aren't letting the press get close.

He decided to give himself up.

He went to the Legal Medical Institute
to have a medical screening for prisoners.

He was downtrodden.

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST

Everything he had built was over.

All that power around him,

he had lost.

Perhaps he'd never imagined
that one day he would be arrested.

Lock this crook up!

Crook!

Put him in a cage!

Handcuff him!

There were people calling him
a crook, a criminal, a murderer...

Jail Wallace, the bastard.

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST

They were relatives of the dead.

Criminal!

Crook!

They were people who had been identified
as "victims" of the group.

They are now leaving to escort
the former Representative

to another location.

Let's go.

Where is former Representative
Wallace Souza at the moment?

In a separate cell?

Yes, he's in a separate cell.

We wouldn't be so negligent
as to put him with the others.

It's a separate cell, but it's secure.

I went to visit him.

As a gesture of solidarity,
everyone went there

to comfort him.

DIRECTOR - CANAL LIVRE

One of his requests that I remember

was that...

I never give up on proving his innocence.

I started very young

as an assistant on Canal Livre.

I worked my way up
to be the show's director.

Wallace was like a father figure
for everyone on the show.

Don't forget.
The presenter here is Wallace Souza.

I know, my Representative.

And, since I was the show's director,
I was his right-hand person.

I wanted to prove that he was innocent.

When I was trying to prove his innocence,

I got a call.

I just wanted to pass on
some information.

Things I've heard.

It was Patrícia.

Patrícia was the sister
of a well-known drug trafficker.

She was saying,

"I know who killed so and so,

and Wallace is innocent."

I thought, "Wow!"
Then I started to record.

- This is Vanessa.
- Do you know who killed Bebeto?

Because they are accusing Wallace.

People here say it was Zé Roberto
who had Bebeto killed.

A drug trafficking fight.

Zé Roberto was another
well-known drug boss.

It was proof that Wallace was innocent.

And why are they trying
to blame Wallace now?

I think it has to do with a fight
between politicians.

But you know Wallace has nothing
to do with this, right?

I believe he has nothing
to do with it.

But it's the big bosses who are in charge.

That same day, I took
the recording to the prosecutor.

The original one.

I was trying to help Wallace,

but I didn't know it was going
to put me at such risk.

With the arrest of
Representative Wallace Souza,

the Task Force gathered

to decide which crime

he should be tried for first.

CHIEF DETECTIVE DIVANILSON CAVALCANTI
TASK FORCE LEADER

More than ten homicides
were exposed by Moa.

So we presented to the judge

the case with the most evidence
of Wallace Souza's participation.

The case of Caçula.

Caçula was a known drug dealer.

He was murdered.

And the Representative was held
responsible for this homicide.

The crime of which he was being accused
was aggravated homicide...

JUDGE MIRZA TELMA CUNHA
HOMICIDE COURT

...for which the sentence ranges
from 12 to 30 years.

Today is the day of the most
anticipated trial of recent times.

One of the most anticipated
trials of the year.

And complete coverage of this case
with exclusive images

you will get only here.

Anything related to the Wallace case
during the trial attracted the press.

The first movements at the gates
of the prison complex

where Moa spent the night.

Moa is the one who revealed
the whole operation

led by former State Representative
Wallace Souza.

All the stations sent teams to cover it.

The courtroom with over 200 seats
is packed.

Nobody can get in or out.

For Wallace, to be there at the trial

in front of the judge,

you could say it was
a type of... humiliation.

But Wallace didn't show up.

The Representative had a chronic illness.

A committee assessed his health.

And supposedly
he was not fit enough to be there.

He was in the hospital,

but that wouldn't prevent

the trial against Wallace
from continuing.

The trial continued.

DECEMBER 17, 2009

When Moa testified,

he spoke about various things

that clearly showed he was connected.

That he was part of the group.

PROSECUTOR FÁBIO MONTEIRO
TASK FORCE

Moa gave a step-by-step account

of how they participated
in the murder of Caçula.

JANUARY 15, 2007

According to Moa...

Caçula was a drug dealer

from the São Jorge area.

A vehicle stopped in front of his house.

Raphael was in the passenger's seat,

Mario next to him as the driver,

and Moa in the back.

Raphael allegedly jumped
out of the car.

Moa confirmed that it had actually
been planned

by former Representative Wallace.

He says he heard the former Representative
talking to his son the next day,

admitting he had planned the crime.

The alleged reason was revenge,

because Caçula was the drug dealer

who allegedly led Raphael's uncle,
Wallace's brother,

into addiction.

Caçula had provided drugs
to Wallace's brother, Ulisses,

who had died because of drug abuse.

So Wallace was very bitter.

Moa said that
after the crime had been committed,

Raphael told Wallace

that he had avenged his uncle's death.

And Wallace answered,

"That's my boy!"

The prosecution brought charges forward.

We had four defendants.

Raphael,

Moa,

Wallace,

and Mário "Pequeno," who was the driver.

Moa said that I supposedly drove the car.

WALLACE'S DRIVER

So I was the "co-author."

I didn't even know
this so-called drug dealer.

I've never met the guy.

The only thing I said to Moa was,

"Moa, My mom's out there.
What did I do to you?

What happened?"

He just said the word, "Sorry."

He didn't say anything else.

Because Wallace was in the hospital,

I couldn't cross-examine him.

So I decided to go to the hospital,

because he wasn't in any condition
to come to me.

HOSPITAL BENEFICENTE PORTUGUÊS
NOVEMBER 19, 2009

He was in bed,

but was able to articulate well,

to speak well.

When Wallace was questioned,

he played his part,

he defended himself.

He denied...

denied any participation, any knowledge,

and said he didn't know Moa.

Wallace was lying for sure.

Many witnesses said
that not only did he know Moa,

but that Moa worked for Wallace.

A little lie or a big lie is still a lie.

If you lie,

you have no credibility.

Three, two, one...
Fabio Monteiro, prosecutor.

Did the accused take part
in the murder of Caçula?

Undoubtedly, the testimony
of today's witnesses

confirms the statements
they had already given to the police

and shows without a doubt
that all three participated directly.

When we heard from people in the area,

they described the physical features
of the killers who were there.

There's even a witness who identified

that the gunman was wearing a cap,

that he was a tall person
with a large physique.

We showed the witness pictures,

and the witness recognized him.

The one who pulled the trigger
was Raphael.

Witnesses saw Raphael.

Judge Mirza Telma today heard
five witnesses for the prosecution.

Among them, two people
who witnessed the death of Caçula.

The witnesses were weak.

The Task Force couldn't place
the Representative at the crime scene,

so they tried placing him
at the beginning of what happened,

which was renting the car.

According to Moa...

Wallace rented the car.

The same car that transported
Caçula's killers.

So they brought in the owner
of the car rental company,

and there, in front of the judge,

the owner said he had never seen Wallace.

He said Wallace didn't go there.

He didn't hire the car.

None of what the Task Force said
actually happened.

The main connection to Wallace
as the mastermind

was the renting of the car.

And with this contradictory information,

everything practically fell apart.

So the case of Caçula's death

ended up weakened.

Convicting Wallace for murder

was difficult.

Where was the proof?

Around the time the trial started,

there were threats,
and witnesses were even killed.

The victims listed by the Task Force are
Military Police Officer Sidnei Nogueira,

Eli Carlos "Jabá,"

and Juarez Medeiros "Beto C."

All of them had just given statements
to the police.

The executions were attributed

to a gang allegedly led
by the former Representative.

It was a race against time.

We feared witnesses
would quickly be killed.

It did a lot of damage because

many of the witnesses
were really frightened.

Some could not be convinced to testify.

At the same time,
members of the Task Force

said there were many threats.

We'd see them accompanied
by police security teams.

Some detectives suffered
threats and pressure.

I changed my routine.

SECRETARY OF INTELLIGENCE

I kept my distance from some people,

because I could be putting them at risk.

My children, for example.

They went to my house
on a Thursday, at dawn.

I wasn't there. I was working.

They banged on the door

and said they had come looking for me.

"We are here to get Dr. Mirza,"

and they mentioned a name
that was connected to Wallace.

And I got the message
loud and clear.

The Task Force was investigating
the death of witnesses

and they ended up getting lucky.

Information started to emerge

that the drug dealer Frankezinho
had been hired

by Wallace
to kill several members of the Task Force.

Frankezinho was a drug dealer
who was in prison.

We knew he was involved
with Wallace's group

and some testimonies confirmed

that Frankezinho intended

to kill a number of members
of the Task Force.

Frankezinho had a sister.

Patrícia.

She was also part
of the criminal organization he led.

Patrícia took over Frankezinho's area
while he was in jail.

So there was an operation.

I went to carry out the arrest
and search warrant

at Patrícia's house.

Patrícia is a natural born leader,

a very determined person.

If anyone crossed her, or tried...

to push her out of the market,

they would promptly be eliminated by her.

On entering the house,

we found a large quantity of narcotics.

Pure cocaine paste.

And a lot of cash.

When I questioned her

about the situation with Wallace's group,

she started talking,

and she categorically stated

that Representative Wallace
would pay her money

if she made an attempt on my life.

If we killed one of you,
the investigation would be over,

as the rest would get scared.

Patrícia would have an important role

in the case
of Representative Wallace Souza.

She told us that Vanessa,
a Canal Livre producer...

was part of the criminal organization

led by Wallace Souza.

So, at that moment, Vanessa became

one of the people investigated
by the Task Force.

Vanessa informed the police

that she had received a phone call
from Patrícia,

which would be very important
in clearing Wallace.

But this was denied by Patrícia
to the Task Force.

She told them she was paid by Vanessa

to make the phone call.

But you know Wallace
has nothing to do with this, right?

I believe he has nothing to do with it,

but it's the big bosses who are in charge.

At that moment, Vanessa was
in a very complicated situation.

According to the Task Force,

she was, in theory, obstructing justice.

There are two sides.

There is the side of truth,

and the side of the Task Force.

Just because I submitted
a piece of evidence,

they treated me

as if I had been part of some gang

of drug dealers, which I never was.

Never.

Vanessa was well-known on the show.

People identified with Vanessa.

They enjoyed watching her, admired her.

So getting a statement from Vanessa
accusing Wallace

would be a prize for the Task Force

and it would finally be over for Wallace.

I took over Vanessa's case

and she became my client.

Do you remember why Patrícia was arrested?

For trafficking.

It's a criminal,
disqualified from society,

that is accusing Vanessa.

All the evidence in this case

came from the testimonies of drug dealers.

STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

When Vanessa

was summoned by the Task Force,

we asked ourselves
if she would speak against Wallace...

or not.

In the room at the Prosecutor's office,

their questions were forceful.

They had guns pointed at me.

And they asked, "Do you know this?
Do you know that?"

Let it be noted that she had
her attorney present.

There was also a prosecutor.

I was there as well.

I'm certain that her rights
were not threatened at any time.

They got to the point where they said
I had to testify against Wallace

to get out of that situation.

But I would never do it.

I am not going to sell myself,

or be so cowardly
as to incriminate someone.

The Task Force thought

they could influence her

to make certain accusations.

And because she decided
not to cooperate,

they ordered Vanessa's arrest.

It was like in a book.

I just heard the noise
of the prison bars shutting.

If hell exists, then I have been there.

Straightaway,

the other inmates were calling me...

"Where is Vanessa?"

"Where is Vanessa?"

because Wallace
had denounced many of them.

I had completely hit rock bottom.

I think her arrest was an attempt

to force her to confess to something.

They were hoping that when
she was in jail with other prisoners,

she would be afraid and talk.

They wanted me to bring Wallace down.

If I didn't do it, I wouldn't be released.

The more the case
of Cleomir "Caçula" progressed,

the more certain we were
that it was a setup.

The Task Force

could not prove that Wallace
rented the car.

How could they prove it?

With a document or a contract,

but there was nothing.

I'd even say that

the Representative
could have been acquitted over this.

With the denial from the owner
of the car rental company,

the Task Force tried
to back up their case.

Then a new witness came up.

Flavinho, of the 14th District.

He declared that he had witnessed
the car hire,

the car used in Caçula's murder,

and that he was present

when Raphael, Wallace,
and everyone arrived to rent the car.

For us, attorneys,
we were really surprised

to see Flavinho of the 14th.

He was known as a businessman
in the car trade,

but he was also a drug dealer.

His main activity was drug trafficking.

Flavinho was Bebeto's nephew

and Bebetinho's cousin,

who had been both murdered.

He had taken their place as leader.

There were many rumors

claiming that Wallace and his son

had killed both of them.

What if this was
some kind of revenge

by Flavinho against Wallace,

because he believed

that Wallace had ordered his family
to be killed?

How can they bring a witness

who is allegedly involved
in drug trafficking

to accuse the Representative

who was fighting the drug trade the most?

He had plenty of reasons
to accuse my father.

Time passed by.

I was...

going through a lot.

In prison, I met Patrícia.

I remember it very well.

So I asked, "Why did you do this to me?

Why did you incriminate us?"

All she did was lower her head.

Vanessa's arrest was completely
arbitrary, abusive.

She was there for Christmas,
New Year's Eve and Carnival.

We submitted a number of appeals
for her freedom,

until on March 8, the Court of Justice

recognized her imprisonment
wasn't necessary.

On International Women's Day,

I was released.

They all hugged me.

And then Patrícia
called me to the corner...

and said, "Could you forgive me
with all your heart?"

I asked, "But why?"

She replied, "For everything I said.

Thomaz Vasconcelos and all of them,

they tortured me.

They humiliated me."

My father is in jail?

Of course. Your father's in jail.
Everyone's in jail.

Listen carefully. Pay attention.

I'll be easy on you
and write a good report,

and you won't get much time.

But if you test my patience,
I'll fuck your life.

You won't see your daughter
ever again.

Your father's in jail,
your brother and Andrea too.

Everyone's in jail.

"They made me lie about Wallace."

How did this torture happen?
What does she consider to be torture?

I see it as something unreal.
It never happened.

There's no way.

The Task Force thought
that by arresting Vanessa

they would get to Wallace.

That she wouldn't handle
the pressure of prison.

But she didn't have any crimes to reveal,

and she wasn't going
to make something up.

Thanks to everyone
who believed in my innocence.

Thanks to all who prayed for me,

who know that I... that we are innocent.

That we were victims of a political setup.

Thanks, everyone.

This is a story where...

because of the power of men,

we end up paying a really high price.

Patrícia...

I heard...

the day she got released from prison,

they killed her.

In Wallace's case,

I oversaw the whole process.

I heard the witnesses,
I questioned the defendants.

It was a long and complex case.

I had to decide
if there was enough evidence

to prove Wallace Souza was
the author of this crime.

The murder of Caçula.

If there wasn't enough evidence,

he would be acquitted.

I announced my decision.

Subtitles translated by Ashley Cardaman