“CAMELEON - Brazil: the “pitbulls” of the Amazon / The Amazon is a vital trade route for Brazil. Between Belem and Manaus, hundreds of merchant ships sail up the river every day. A cargo that attracts the attention of pirates. In recent years, attacks on cargo ships have been on the increase, especially when they are loaded with the most precious commodity of all: gasoline, vital to the people of the Amazon jungle, who can only travel by boat.
A handful of men are tasked with securing the banks of the Amazon and fighting pirates. A river brigade made up of over-trained police officers with a reputation for incorruptibility, nicknamed the “pit bulls” of the Amazon: once they've got a lead, they never let it go!
Sebastian will spend 10 days with these extraordinary police officers, following one of their investigations along the world's most mythical river.
With them, he'll track down a gang of pirates who've attacked a ship carrying petrol. It's an investigation fraught with danger, where you always have to be on your guard, and where the heavily armed criminals can emerge from the jungle at any moment. He will also be living on the brigade's boat, and sharing the daily life of the police officers.
Traveling upriver from village to village, clue to clue, Sebastian and the “pitbulls” track the pirates down to the very depths of the Amazon jungle.
#reportage #documentary #truecrime
First broadcast : 12/09/2017
A report by Sebastian Perez
28 сен 2024
