Criminal Code

Criminal Code (Portuguese: DNA do crime) is a Brazilian drama series. It is a fictionalized re-telling of a heist and investigation that occurred in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, in 2017. The criminals robbed the local headquarters of Prosegur — a private security company that stores and transports cash and valuables and were alleged to have walked away with several million dollars in cash.^[1]

Summary[]

"To crack the code of an investigation into a larger-than-life robbery, federal agents need to get creative."

—Official Netflix synopsis

"After a robbery of epic proportions at a securities insurance company in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, federal police officers from the Foz do Iguaçu police station, in Brazil, undertake an unprecedented investigation. Following the trail of DNA samples collected, they discover a thread that connects the robbery in the neighboring country with other recent crimes and uncover an even bigger plan involving criminals from both countries. The analysis of a single case becomes the largest investigation against property theft in the history of Brazil, in a fictional series inspired by real crimes that have never been told before."

—Official Netflix synopsis

When there is a massive heist at the Paraguayan border, federal police officials will stop at nothing to apprehend the perpetrators. There were more than fifty of them, so it's not a simple chore. This is a personal mission for one officer: The man who killed his buddy is one of the thieves. The epic cops-and-robbers action thriller series Criminal Code, which is based on a real-life caper, follows a team of investigators as they methodically pursue DNA evidence to uncover a mound of stolen cash.

Cast and Characters[]

Maeve Jinkings as Suellen, Benício’s new partner, who’s returning to work after parental leave
Rômulo Braga as Benício, a federal officer in Brazil who’s mourning the loss of his partner
Rafael Zulu s Rossi, Benício’s boss
Thomás Aquino as Sem Alma, part of “the organization,” who Benício suspects killed his partner
Alex Nader as Isaac, Sem Alma’s associate
Pedro Caetano
Guilherme Silva