ROTA 66: The Killer Unit(2022)

Rota 66: The Killer Unit is a Brazilian crime series that follows reporter Caco Barcellos as he uncovers a shocking conspiracy within São Paulo's elite police unit. While investigating the murder of two young men, Barcellos discovers that members of ROTA—a notorious motorcycle patrol squad—are operating as vigilante killers with tacit approval from military justice authorities. The series examines the dangerous intersection of institutional corruption and extrajudicial violence, revealing how a supposedly protective force became an instrument of systematic murder. Based on true events, Rota 66 exposes the dark underbelly of Brazilian law enforcement and the journalist's dangerous pursuit of accountability in a system designed to protect its own.