The Mechanism
A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.
Cast
Selton Mello
Marco Ruffo
Caroline Abras
Verena Cardoni
Enrique Díaz
Roberto Ibrahim
Jonathan Haagensen
Vander
Osvaldo Mil
Luis Carlos Guilhome
Lee Taylor
Claudio Amadeu
Antonio Saboia
Dimas Donatelli
Emílio Orciollo Netto
Ricardo Brecht
Otto Jr.
Juiz Paulo Rigo
Júlia Svacinna
Beta Ruffo
Susana Ribeiro
Regina Ruffo
Alessandra Colasanti
Wilma Kitano
Seasons
A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.
E1Jet Wash
Mar 23, 2018
Police officer Marco Ruffo's family is threatened as he attempts to take down money-laundering criminal Roberto Ibrahim.
E2Halvah
Mar 23, 2018
Ten years later, Verena continues her investigation into Ibrahim and the currency dealers who work with him.
E3Cool Winds from the South
Mar 23, 2018
While the team works hard to pull off an operation involving multiple targets, important evidence goes missing.
E4False Wall
Mar 23, 2018
Guilhome gets assistance from a surprising source. Verena goes after João Pedro as Judge Rigo weighs a momentous decision.
E5Red Eyes
Mar 23, 2018
Verena feels like she can't trust anybody anymore. Ibrahim's wife is angered by what he has been doing in jail.
E6They Knew It All
Mar 23, 2018
The team pursues charges against João Pedro's family in an effort to get him to talk. A leak threatens to dismantle the entire operation.
E7One Last Breath
Mar 23, 2018
Club 13 rushes to secure an agreement with the attorney general. A sewage leak opens Ruffo's eyes to small-scale corruption's parallels to Jet Wash.
E8Doomsday
Mar 23, 2018
Verena receives devastating personal news. Ruffo re-evaluates his priorities. Dimas and Claudio find out the fate of the "Doomsday" operation.
Despite changes at home and work, Ruffo resumes his fight, following a corrupt new target and a trail of kickbacks into the upper reaches of politics.
E1Where Does the Mud Come From?
May 10, 2019
Ruffo gets a valuable piece of info from the secretary of the 13th contractor, Ricardo Bretch. Verena and Guilhome find themselves under investigation.
E2Del Este
May 10, 2019
Vander's illegal wiretap pays off. When Ibrahim's new venture gets off to a bad start, his money-hungry wife makes a fatal error.
E3Addicts
May 10, 2019
Ruffo gets a surprise when he visits his wife at the ranch, and later makes a deal with Maria Tereza, who is followed home after picking up her son.
E4The Great Illusionist
May 10, 2019
Disciplined as ever, Bretch gets to work on a plan and gives his wife instructions. To find Ibrahim, Ruffo follows another trail Luz Maria has left.
E5Friendship Bridge
May 10, 2019
Following the cigarette lead, Ruffo heads to Paraguay. When Guilhome learns Ruffo is pursuing Ibrahim alone, he sets out to find him and bring him back.
E6Requiem
May 10, 2019
Verena finds herself at Ibrahim's mercy. When Eva is unable to convince Bretch to talk before Ibrahim does, she calls a political ally for help.
E7The Ends and the Means
May 10, 2019
When Tom Carvalho tells Verena and the DA's office about shady deals involving former President Gino, Rigo issues orders that ignite a public firestorm.
E8Dirty Canasta
May 10, 2019
Rigo is unable to ignore the new wiretap recording. The prospect of Thames becoming president spurs Verena to find a way to break Bretch's silence.
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A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.
