Synopsis
The Mechanism (O Mecanismo, 2018), Season 1 is a Brazilian crime drama you can watch online on iFILM — eight episodes loosely drawn from the real Operation Car Wash scandal.
Federal officer Marco Ruffo spends years tailing currency dealer Roberto Ibrahim, and pays for it when the threats reach his own family. A decade later, investigator Verena picks up the thread. What began as a money-laundering case balloons into a vast web of kickbacks running through a state oil company and its construction contractors. The team mounts operations against multiple targets, only to watch evidence vanish, leaks blow up plans, and plea bargains reshuffle the board.
Created by José Padilha, it's shot cold and jittery, refusing to make heroes of anyone. One for viewers who like political thrillers built on real paperwork. Stream The Mechanism Season 1 online on iFILM.
8 episodes
S1·E1Jet Wash
Police officer Marco Ruffo's family is threatened as he attempts to take down money-laundering criminal Roberto Ibrahim.
S1·E2Halvah
Ten years later, Verena continues her investigation into Ibrahim and the currency dealers who work with him.
S1·E3Cool Winds from the South
While the team works hard to pull off an operation involving multiple targets, important evidence goes missing.
S1·E4False Wall
Guilhome gets assistance from a surprising source. Verena goes after João Pedro as Judge Rigo weighs a momentous decision.
S1·E5Red Eyes
Verena feels like she can't trust anybody anymore. Ibrahim's wife is angered by what he has been doing in jail.
S1·E6They Knew It All
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.
S1·E7One Last Breath
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.
S1·E8Doomsday
Verena receives devastating personal news. Ruffo re-evaluates his priorities. Dimas and Claudio find out the fate of the "Doomsday" operation.
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