These upper reaches are home to legendary river monsters – electric eels capable of generating more than five hundred volts. ibid.
Ocean-going ships can sail over 2,000 miles inland. ibid.
Every year in November the tropical wet season sweeps in. ibid.
Pink river dolphins … the largest river dolphins in the world. ibid.
An enormous algal reef more than six hundred miles long. And that’s not all – an underwater garden of giant sponges. ibid.
Manaus: We are on a drug trafficking route. Today, our city is a murder capital. Killer Ratings I: The Accusation, opening commentary, dude, Netflix 2019
And it was here that the Wallace case took place. ibid. woman
The Wallace case was exceptional. Many do not believe that what happened was even possible. Such outrageous events. So momentous. ibid. dude
I started a crime show [Canal Livre]. ibid. Souza
He started to become defender of the people … Wallace fought against drug trafficking and criminals. ibid. director
The police themselves tipped us off. And we sent a crew to report. ibid.
A big fight started between the puppet and Gil … Wallace thought it was hilarious. ibid.
In his first election he won the most votes in Manaus. ibid.
Wallace presented himself as a saviour. He was going to solve all the issues. ibid. dude
They always got there first because the representative ordered the killings: Representative Wallace. ibid. journalist
Due to the volume of facts to be investigated, we had the idea of creating a group which was called Task Force. Killer Ratings II: The Investigation
According to his testimony, he had been killing for Wallace Souza. More than a dozen killings. But Representative Wallace Souza stated he did not know Moa. ibid. Task Force dude
Among those who worked for him there were former cops who had been expelled from the force for criminal activities. ibid. dude
They started to kill rival drug dealers and to film the scene, creating a buzz. ibid.
When the story hit the news, many people, mainly those living in poor neighbourhoods where Wallace was popular, thought that he was being persecuted. Killer Ratings III: Conspiracy, woman
Moah had revealed in his statement that Raphael Souza, Wallace’s son, was a key person in the criminal organisation. (Murder & Brazil & Amazon & Television & Gangs: Brazil) ibid. Task Force dude
The evidence we gathred confirmed all of the statements we had collected. ibid. rozzer
I’m sure my son and I are innocent. Killer Ratings IV: The Son, Wallace to press
The Task Force was ready to take the next step in the investigation. We would arrest the security guards that worked on Wallace’s TV show. ibid. Task Force dude
The Task Force dragged my father’s name through the mud. Killer Ratings V: In God’s Hands, son
Wallace faces several accusations including witness intimidation, as well as forming a criminal organization and drug trafficking. ibid. television news
I declare the impeachment of Wallace Souza. ibid. speaker of house
The press is simply destroying our family. ibid. wife into press microphone
Police have received several anonymous tip-offs on the whereabouts of Wallace Souza. Killer Ratings VI: Judgement, television news
Judge Mirza Telma today heard five witnesses for the prosecution. Among them, two people who witnessed the death of Cacula. ibid.
It was a long and complex case. I had to decide if there was enough evidence to prove Wallace Souza was the author of this crime. ibid. Judge
I came to the conclusion that there was enough evidence for all the defendants including Wallace to be sent for trial by a jury. Killer Ratings VII: The Terror, judge
I talked. I gave hours of testimony. ibid. Wallace’s co-worker Gisele Vaz
As I carried on working, as the years went by, I started noticing something was wrong. They would arrive at someone’s house without a warrant and simply force their way in. ‘There are drugs here.’ Often they didn’t find anything and they’d say, ‘Bring it from the car.’ ibid.
I saw many innocent people go to jail. ibid.
I sentence Raphael to nine years in prison for the murder of Cleomir Bernardino. ibid. judge
The Amazon rainforest is at a tipping point. And criminal networks are pushing it closer to the edge … Illegal logging is a major factor in deforestation, gold-mining is equally malicious. Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller s2e8: Amazon Mafia, National Geographic 2022
The Amazon: the greatest rainforest on planet Earth … The first new cases of what we now call Covid has just been reported in Brazil … 300 indigenous tribe still live in Brazil’s forest. Simon Reeve’s South America II
Now the Amazon is being destroyed at the fastest rate for fifteen years. ibid.