CIUDAD DEL ESTE, PARAGUAY FOZ DO IGUAÇU, BRAZIL
It takes time to understand borders.
People think they only exist to separate things,
but borders can also bring them together.
All kinds of people,
right and wrong, cops and criminals…
in a fucked up, deadly war…
CRIMINALS KILL FEDERAL POLICE OFFICER
…that wreaks havoc on both sides.
Everyone talks about what Paraguay sends Brazil,
but no one talks about what Brazil sends back,
crime.
Every type of crime,
including "city domination,"
a totally Brazilian invention.
Entering the attack zone.
Beginning countdown. Four minutes.
SOUTH BLOCKADE
Different gangs working together.
Out of the car! On the ground!
WESTERN BLOCKADE
All coordinated.
They bring the city to a halt,
take hostages…
DID ANYONE CALL THE POLICE?
…close streets.
NORTHERN BLOCKADE
Don't shoot me!
POLICE STATION
They paralyze the cops with military-grade weapons.
Precinct under control.
Isolate the perimeter and lock it.
Two minutes now.
PRAY FOR OUR SINS SCARY
First they paint the city red.
Let's go!
Stay calm. No one move.
It's all blocked off.
-One minute. -Approaching the target.
Then they go after the money.
PROGUARD CASH VAULT
A lot of money.
Go!
Go! Move!
Motherfucker!
Let's go!
Retreat!
Bring the .50 caliber!
The .50!
Call the van.
Call the van!
-Go, van! -Go ahead!
-Come here. -Pay attention. Let's go, bro.
-Let's go, bro. -Bomb.
Bomb!
Pay attention. Concentrate.
The bomb's on!
What does a Brazilian cop have to do with a cash vault heist across the border?
I'm sure one of these thugs killed my partner.
Go! Move!
I'll do anything to catch that son of a bitch.
CRIMINAL CODE
EPISODE 1 FREE-FOR-ALL
IGUAÇU FALLS BRAZIL-PARAGUAY BORDER
THE DAY OF THE ROBBERY
CUSTOMS - BRAZIL
Is your coroner coming?
Where the fuck is Benício?
Let's go.
Three months ago, a federal police officer was killed here.
You must have heard.
-What does my cousin have to do with it? -Someone in the streets is taking credit.
From the Organization.
His name is Soulless.
What do you know about that?
POLICE REPORT
-Hey, Rossi. -The agents are complaining.
The federal agent is not at the scene.
If they were good investigators,
they would've realized I'm collecting information.
Less philosophizing, more working, Benício.
And find yourself a new partner or I will.
Good luck with that.
-Good afternoon, boss. -Where's Nogueira?
I told him I'd take you. Airport, right?
Yeah.
-I thought we could finish our talk. -I thought we had.
I heard Benício disappeared during an investigation again.
If thugs liked gossip as much as some cops do--
Boss, Benício doesn't have a partner
because no one wants to work with a lunatic,
and I've been asking to go back in the field since my leave ended.
Isn't staying at the station better? You get more time at home, you know?
I don't know.
Check-in ends in 15 minutes.
Don't worry, you'll be there in ten.
-It might be good to have someone-- -Watch the lunatic?
If that's the price, I'll pay it.
FOZ DO IGUAÇU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
The guy's a good cop.
Just to be careful not to stoke his wild side.
Castrate the baboon.
Got it, boss.
Talk to Rossi. He's been working with Benício.
Have a nice trip.
CIUDAD DEL ESTE, PARAGUAY
BAKERY SWEETS AND SNACKS
CHILDREN'S HAIRDRESSER
NO RIGHT TURNS
-Cheers. -Congratulations.
-I danced to this song when it came out. -Bullshit!
This is from my grandma's era. Have you no shame?
You're so fucking boring.
We've been drinking here for almost three years.
Look down! Don't fucking look up!
Go! Get on the ground!
Relax.
Open this with the Makita. Go.
Tie them up. You handle the cameras.
-Go, damn it! -Go!
Nice and steady.
-Out of the way! -Nice and steady.
Three cars approaching the barrier.
-Warning shot. -Affirmative.
POLICE
Let's go. It's on.
Let's go. We're good.
Shit.
For fuck's sake, Isaac. Where's the money?
Hey! Chill out, bro.
Fuck!
The money was supposed to be here.
If you're the plan guy and you have no plan,
what are you good for?
Making dumb people rich.
Hey!
Chill. He's been calling me dumb since I was a kid.
-It's love. -Asshole.
Where's the money?
It's upstairs.
Look at the time.
Shit.
Fuck!
So, how long until you've got this beauty open?
We need a stronger explosion this time, a single shot.
You two, come with me.
Downstairs.
FOZ LIONS ONLINE
IT'S HAPPENING IN PARAGUAY NOW
Everything okay?
Look at this.
There's a huge robbery happening in Paraguay right now.
Holy shit!
It's hard knowing it's happening right next door
and we can't do anything.
You're barely back at the station, let alone the field.
So calm down.
But I have to admit, this Tomb Raider thing you've got going
turns me on.
Please, I'm wearing an old T-shirt and burping the baby.
-You're not that desperate. -Give it a try.
Let's see if there's anything on the news. Come on.
Come here.
Move!
Stop. Fucking stop!
What do you think you're doing? The other watchmen will be suspicious.
No one makes a fool of me in public, hijo de puta.
Without me, none of you would be here.
Hey, calm down. What are you do--
Son of a bitch.
Damn. Go!
Look at all these fucking dollars!
Let's grab the big bills.
-Bring the bag. -Preferably dollars and euros.
It's open.
-Let's move! -Thanks, guys. Take it.
-Fucking hell. -Get the bag.
Upstairs!
Let's go!
-Let's go! -Come on!
Goddamn.
Let's fucking go.
We're done here.
It's done.
-One and done. -Move.
-Go! -Down?
FEDERAL POLICE
PARAGUAY EXPLOSION SEARCH
MAJOR ROBBERY OF CASH VAULT
Police announced that the robbers left Ciudad del Este
in a motorcade at 4:00 a.m.
No arrests have yet been made.
Federal Police believe that the group is still on the run
and ask residents to remain in their homes.
SOULLESS
25 ESCAPE FOZ DO IGUAÇU PENITENTIARY IN MASS PRISON BREAK
-Cheers! -Congratulations.
-Do you know why I like this place? -I do.
Because we're in a foreign fucking country where no one knows we're cops,
and it's the only place in the Triple Frontier
with a vinyl jukebox.
Yeah, right.
It's because you're different here.
Happy and stuff.
Yeah, right.
It's the jukebox.
SOULLESS
CDL 4H ACCESS ROAD 03
The weather in Foz do Iguaçu will be mild today,
with no chance of rain.
Hi.
-Coffee? -Sure!
Cold?
I was trying to be nice.
No one has ever asked to work with me before.
Rossi said you're tracking cigarette smugglers in Alvorada.
The robbers' firepower overwhelmed the police,
who were unable to react.
Those thugs had .50s. They could have taken down a helicopter.
Our .22s were no match for them.
Did you see the picture of the explosion's wreckage?
I heard it.
-Shall we? -Let's go.
Take the 277 highway. I'll direct you.
This isn't Alvorada.
We're going the wrong way.
It's an alternate route.
Trust me.
Three cars with explosives invaded a prison--
Fuck, here we go.
They killed a federal cop and rescued two dozen prisoners,
all from the Organization, specializing in bank heists.
Three months later--
Three months later, they invade Proguard and terrorize the border.
I found out Brazilians robbed an armored car in Santa Fe, Paraguay.
They crossed the lake to an illegal port in Rocha, Itaipulândia,
perfect for docking calmly.
No patrols ever go there.
-You think they'll escape from there? -I do.
If everyone plays by the book, they won't even break a sweat.
The difference between playing by the book and kidnapping your partner on day one
is pretty big, isn't it?
Technically, Rocha has cigarette smugglers too.
Rossi has no way of knowing where we went, right?
That's the spirit, partner.
Don't give me that shit.
Don't try and sweet-talk me, got it?
Got it.
ITAIPULÂNDIA BRAZIL-PARAGUAY BORDER
-Let's go, man. -Relax.
They left Proguard late at night.
It's a 50-kilometer drive from there to here.
Plus the time it takes to cross this shit…
Maybe they're…
Let's go!
Look what color it is.
Let's go!
Hey, guys!
We're in their path.
We're halfway there. The heist is only over when we reach HQ.
Stay alert. Everyone knows what to do, right?
Let's go, then. Cars one and two, Team Ghost.
Mamute's crew in the other car. Sorriso and Mentex, with me.
-Hurry up. -I'm by myself.
Come in. Does anyone read me?
Piece of shit radio.
They're armed to the teeth and all we have are pistols.
We'll get signal once we hit the highway.
STOP
-Shit! -Stop!
Go! Get out of here!
Holy shit!
Reverse! Go!
Fucking shit!
We're fucked. It's going to rain federal cops.
Every man for himself! Free-for-all!
Free-for-all! Go!
Urgent backup in Itaipulândia. Lots of shots and guns.
It's the guys from Proguard. Do you copy?
Send six cars to Itaipulândia and one to each neighboring city.
Take all suspects to the station.
Get anyone who's off duty in here now.
Hey,
who put the heartthrob in charge?
-Wladimir is traveling. -So?
So pretty boy's on duty.
It fell in his lap.
-Let's go. -Yeah.
BRASÍLIA, FEDERAL DISTRICT FEDERAL POLICE HEADQUARTERS
-Rossi, is it urgent? -I think so, sir.
-Our officers found the Proguard suspects. -What?
Maybe we should tell the director.
The police car was shot in Brazil, right?
Right.
Then it's a federal case.
I can send men from Brasília to manage the crisis.
I don't think that's necessary.
We can deal with this in Foz ourselves.
Mr. Wladimir can confirm.
Mr. Rossi, you're in charge for now.
-Do you have a plan? -Of course, sir.
You can count on me.
My plan is to put together a crisis team to organize the security forces' response.
Reports from Paraguay estimate 50 to 60 guys in the heist.
At least 20 crossed through Itaipulândia.
The Military Police are already in the field.
The highways will be monitored by Highway Patrol,
and the Civil Police will provide support during the operation.
-Hey, man! It's the cops! -Chill!
-Shoot them up! -Fucking shoot them!
This is Highway Patrol. Stop the vehicle immediately.
-Shit! -Fuck this!
Get down, Mamute!
Fuck!
Civil Police, they're heading your way. Close in on them.
Fuck, we can't lose them.
We'll shoot our way out, bro. Trust Mamute.
Fuck, they won't go away.
-I don't want to die. -Trust Mamute.
Leave the guns in the car!
Go. It's full of hostages.
No!
-Floor it. -Let's go, Soulless.
-Let's go! -Relax.
Breathe.
Quiet.
-Let's go! -Let's go!
-Fucking move! -Gun it!
Step on it, drive. It's all good.
-Let's fucking go! -Move it!
Deep breaths. We just want a ride to the next city.
Stay calm. We're all workers. We have kids.
We are too. Everyone's gotta work, right?
Are you crazy? That's bad for your stomach.
Going hungry is bad for you.
-I haven't eaten all day. -Enough. Fucking focus!
Do you wanna be well-fed in jail?
Driver, what's the nearest bus station?
MISSED CALL
Here, my husband got the voice message.
BABY, WHAT'S GOING ON?
He's going crazy. He called me, like, 300 times.
Do you have kids?
Rossi wants us to return to the station without arresting anyone. Come on!
When things go bad, it's a free-for-all.
If we're lucky, we'll run into one of them.
Right.
If we're unlucky, we'll run into 20 with guns and bulletproof vests.
I didn't say it would be easy.
But I get it.
You have a family.
It's okay if you wanna give up.
With all due respect, partner, go fuck yourself.
You're done pissing, right? Let's go.
1325, do you copy?
Military Police found an abandoned van outside of São Miguel.
No injuries. Suspects left guns and equipment behind.
No hostages were taken.
There's a bus station in São Miguel. Let's go.
Copy that. We'll be in São Miguel in five minutes.
Requesting backup to the city. Focus on the bus station.
CIVIL POLICE
Wait here.
Yuri,
I need you to inspect a van in São Miguel do Iguaçu.
Okay,
but it's a conflict zone.
Will an agent be with me?
You'll have a kid with you, Newbie. He just left the academy.
He's the son of a senator. Try to teach him something.
You'll go on the inspection.
Boss, there's so much action. I think I can help another way.
Have you seen CSI?
-No. -Enjoy.
Let's go, expert.
Good morning.
SÃO MIGUEL DO IGUAÇU BUS STATION
Wait. Open up.
Open up, please.
Thanks.
Good evening, Cinderella!
Where are your shoes, sir?
-Where are your shoes, kid? -Here.
Can you follow me outside, sir?
Here's my ticket.
I don't have to ask nicely.
Let's go.
Move it!
You're traveling without bags?
Yes, ma'am.
Attention.
I want each of you to come get your luggage, please.
We've got an orphan.
-You don't recognize it? -It's not mine, ma'am.
If you come up clean at the station, I'll take you to Curitiba myself.
I'll even buy you some slippers, okay?
Documents, please.
Yes.
Here.
Where are you going?
To Florianópolis with my family.
What's the purpose of your trip?
We're going on vacation.
What about you, sir? Where are you headed?
We're going to São Paulo.
Attention, passengers going to Florianópolis,
make your way to platform number seven.
BATHROOMS
Good morning, sir. Would you come with me, please?
-Is there a problem? -Please.
FEDERAL POLICE
This bag must have at least 500 grand in it.
What's going on?
I told them to bring anyone suspicious into the station.
This is the result.
Now, tell me exactly how an investigation in a different location
ended up with this mess?
Of course, sir.
Well, we went to Alvorada and a fisherman gave us a tip.
Since it was close, we decided to check it out.
When we got there, there was a shoot-out, or more like a firing squad.
Thank God, we survived.
I'd say it was just a lucky break.
For all of us.
Exactly what she said.
I see.
Let's interrogate your suspect.
Maybe he'll talk.
He'll say he doesn't know anything, that if he talks, they'll kill him, etc.
His fingerprints can speak for him, right?
They might be shouting.
I'll handle it.
-Good evening. -Good evening.
-Hey.
-Everything good? -Yeah.
Good evening.
Good evening! Did you touch these weapons?
We were taking photos of the seizure. It's protocol.
It's protocol?
No gloves or anything?
Congrats, you contaminated everything. Thank you.
Don't touch anything.
Since you already touched everything, I'll take a look.
Were the gang members here?
Nice, huh?
-What happened here? -They didn't show you the report?
No, they're busy at the station. You know how it is.
Yeah, I know.
FORENSIC EXPERT
A half-eaten sausage. Is that all you found?
Do you know who bit this?
One of the witnesses said one of the thugs was hungry.
He grabbed a sausage from her bag and ate it.
I sent her to the station to give a statement.
-So we have his DNA. -The guy was eating raw sausage, man.
-It's a sirloin cap to us now. -You said it would be like CSI.
Will this sausage thing take long, or can I go catch some perps?
That's what I'm trying to do while you complain.
Kid, the inspectors said this ID is faker than a three-dollar bill.
You're not leaving anytime soon.
So send me to jail. My team's playing today.
This one's not a match either.
Go to the next then, please.
SEARCH FILTERS...
INCIDENT - JANUARY 29 SEARCHING
JANUARY 29
You're the most Aquarian Aquarius I know, bro.
In a good and a bad way.
Let's have another shot.
Come on.
-No, we have work tomorrow. -No, don't be such a square, man.
Come on.
We've got that thing at the prison.
One more?
-Benício. -What's up, Rossi?
Come here immediately.
There was a prison break in Foz.
Santos was there.
They killed him, Benício.
Benício. Benício?
Hey.
This guy from the bus station is a match.
This guy was locked up here in Foz.
He got out three months ago during that prison break, remember?
The 29th of January?
Hurry up, asshole. You're screwed.
Stop!
What's your alias?
What's your street name?
What the fuck is your hood name, you son of a bitch?
Benício!
Mentex.
My office. Now.
Let's go. Move.
That asshole was in the Foz prison break. His prints match.
They got him out the day they killed Santos. I knew it!
Go home, Benício.
We're not investigating your friend's death.
You caught him and almost a million bucks. Enjoy it.
No fucking way.
Look, I have reason to believe that the Organization organized Proguard.
The prison break three months ago in Foz wasn't a fucking coincidence.
It's the same guys!
I'll pretend you're not confessing to investigating a case that isn't yours.
Look at this picture.
-Who's that? His head's a little-- -Mamute.
An important figure in the Organization in São Paulo.
He was killed while fleeing.
He had several suitcases of money.
So Benício is right! If a guy like that was in the heist--
Maybe.
It could also be a coincidence, maybe an isolated attack by a small group.
Mentex is going back to jail either way. He has no reason to talk.
I have plenty of agents here that can do the same screening you would.
So unless you have a different idea…
Interrogate that guy we caught leaving the bus station bathroom.
The one with the bible.
He's weird,
too calm.
Yeah, and Mentex looked at him.
I have a meeting with Brasília.
You two lead the questioning.
Benício.
Keep it legal.
Hey, I'm still at the station.
We arrested one of them.
Is she okay?
Love you.
Ponta Grossa.
On Rua Governador José Richa, Vila Isabel.
What time did you leave?
-10:00 a.m. -When did you arrive?
-Five in the afternoon. -Yesterday?
Why were you at the bus station with no bags?
There were no buses when I tried to leave.
I couldn't buy a ticket.
Where did you sleep?
I didn't sleep.
I didn't want to pay for a hotel and I was scared to sleep on the street.
Right.
What were you doing so far from home?
Delivering a car to a buyer.
You sell cars?
I don't. Here's the thing, sir.
Mr. Djair, who agreed to sell the car,
paid me R$500 to deliver it.
-I do lots of things for him. -Who is the buyer?
We met at the bus station. He left in the car.
-Does he have a name? -Yes, sir. Denilson.
That's it? No last name?
-What's the license plate number? -I don't know.
Phone number?
The buyer's?
I don't know.
-It's easier to talk to Mr. Djair. -Call him now.
-No battery. I don't have it memorized. -Give it to me.
I'll charge it for you.
"For You are my rock, my fortress,
for the sake of Your name, lead me and guide me."
I have to charge this phone so he can call Djair.
Does anyone have a Motorola charger?
Do you?
The guy's ID checks out, so I'll throw his prints in the system
and call the bus company to see if they had tickets yesterday.
I'll send his photo to some cop groups to see if they recognize him.
Chief, we're putting pressure on him.
Listen, they made a deal with Paraguay.
It's an international crime.
It's not our jurisdiction, and Brasília wants the case.
-Of course. -That sucks.
We chased criminals all day so Brasília could take the best part?
They always do.
Sir, you know that van?
The officers touched everything, but I found this.
A sausage one of them ate.
The cops?
No, boss. One of the thugs.
If the DNA matches other heists in Brazil, the case is ours.
Come with me.
Bring the sausage.
Well?
I couldn't reach the bus company. They're closed.
And no luck on the prints.
That doesn't mean anything, though.
Were you luckier than me?
My man.
Call him now.
Put it on speaker.
MR. DJAIR
-Your Honor. -Your Honor.
Here it is.
The sausage has DNA from one of the suspects in the Proguard heist.
Robbers don't wipe away DNA,
because Brazil doesn't check DNA for those crimes.
Your Honor, if the thieves left as much DNA behind
as they used to leave fingerprints,
we can deal with bank-robbery gangs just like mani pulite in Italy
or how the FBI dismantled the Mafia in 2011.
We could make history,
and it could be with an investigation here in Foz, using the legal system here.
All the arrests and seizures.
I understand your desire for us to have a case of this size here,
but we both know that if the robbery,
the gang's first crime, happened in another country,
you can't ask for the case.
What if the first crime happened here?
Your Honor, I have reason to believe, and the proof to back it up,
that the incident in the Foz penitentiary three months ago
was carried out to free the robbers for this attack.
-Should I try again? -Your story's looking a little off.
I called the bus company.
There were tickets to Ponta Grossa yesterday.
-Were there? -Yeah.
-For what time? -7:00 p.m.
Ma'am,
you know I spent six hours driving.
I was starving.
So I decided to stop and grab a bite.
When I got back, the bus was gone.
Can anyone else corroborate this story?
A family? A wife?
A girlfriend?
A boyfriend?
What's that?
My wife and son.
So call her, smart-ass. See if she'll save you.
She… They…
went to see God a while ago.
We were traveling at night.
I was driving and fell asleep.
That's why I didn't want to travel at night.
I might even have wanted to miss that bus.
It's hurts to remember.
Do you have family?
Don't mess around. Take it all upstairs after.
I wish I could smile like that.
Ask him for the dentist who whitened his teeth, then.
Judge Kowalski agreed to keep the case in Foz.
Great!
Listen, what about your suspect?
-He's been here for 12 hours. -I need more time.
I sent his picture to some cop groups. Someone will recognize him.
-Did you check his history and prints? -He's clean, boss.
His prints weren't a match. We couldn't find anything on him.
So let him go.
Keeping him here without charging him could get us sued.
I don't know about you, but I care a lot about my career.
It sucks, but he's right.
Motherfucker.
Beat it, asshole.
Thank you.
BRASILÂNDIA GREATER SÃO PAULO METRO AREA
Exclusive images from Ciudad del Este residents
show the terror and chaos a gang spread throughout the town.
Criminals blocked streets, burned cars,
and took multiple residents hostage.
Security camera footage shows the gang entering the Proguard vault.
Now, Federal police are investigating
in an attempt to identify…
-Good night. -…the gang involved.
Benício.
Suellen.
Is the suspect with the locket gone?
Yeah, you told us to let him go.
I don't know if there was an error or if his record really is clean,
but an undercover officer recognized him.
-He's in the Organization. -Who is he?
He's Soulless.
He was right in front of us.
Under arrest, right in front of us.
I think he killed Santos.
Soulless.
Subtitle translation by: Jay Raid