The Mechanism

7.1
20181h

A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.

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Seasons

8 Episodes • Premiered 2018

A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.

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1. Jet Wash

6.0

Police officer Marco Ruffo's family is threatened as he attempts to take down money-laundering criminal Roberto Ibrahim.

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2. Halvah

7.3

Ten years later, Verena continues her investigation into Ibrahim and the currency dealers who work with him.

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3. Cool Winds from the South

7.8

While the team works hard to pull off an operation involving multiple targets, important evidence goes missing.

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4. False Wall

7.3

Guilhome gets assistance from a surprising source. Verena goes after João Pedro as Judge Rigo weighs a momentous decision.

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5. Red Eyes

7.0

Verena feels like she can't trust anybody anymore. Ibrahim's wife is angered by what he has been doing in jail.

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6. They Knew It All

7.0

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.

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7. One Last Breath

6.3

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.

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8. Doomsday

7.8

Verena receives devastating personal news. Ruffo re-evaluates his priorities. Dimas and Claudio find out the fate of the "Doomsday" operation.

Cast

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Selton Mello

Marco Ruffo

Photo of Caroline Abras

Caroline Abras

Verena Cardoni

Photo of Enrique Díaz

Enrique Díaz

Roberto Ibrahim

Photo of Osvaldo Mil

Osvaldo Mil

Luis Carlos Guilhome

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Lee Taylor

Claudio Amadeu

Photo of Antonio Saboia

Antonio Saboia

Dimas Donatelli

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Otto Jr.

Juiz Paulo Rigo

Photo of Júlia Svacinna

Júlia Svacinna

Beta Ruffo

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Susana Ribeiro

Regina Ruffo

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Reviews

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Bazzjazz

7/10

The Mechanism as a series over 8 episodes is probably just enough of the series and hopefully that’s where it ends.

Look there’s some great true based threads from Brasil and the corruption.

However, the little intricacies that were really unrealistic were the jail scenes where the entire syndicate were detained in a most unlikely jail setup. Reminded me of the jail cells in a an western film. Male and female prisoners in the same jail row.

It was pretty captivating for the first 5 episodes then I found it a bit tedious and repetitive.

Although it was refreshing to see a series that hadn’t come off the Hollywood machine.
And it wasn’t the ‘ready mix’ formula we’ve been Force fed.

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