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The Mechanism

Season 1 · 8 episodes · Mar 23, 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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    Episode 1

    Jet Wash

    Mar 23, 2018

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

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    Episode 2

    Halvah

    Mar 23, 2018

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

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    Episode 3

    Cool Winds from the South

    Mar 23, 2018

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

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    Episode 4

    False Wall

    Mar 23, 2018

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

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    Episode 5

    Red 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.

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    Episode 6

    They 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.

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    Episode 7

    One 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.

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    Episode 8

    Doomsday

    Mar 23, 2018

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