Nascimento has risen in his career, having become the commander-in-chief of Rio de Janeiro’s BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) and later, a populist choice as the Sub-Secretary of Intelligence. In his new post, Nascimento strengthens BOPE and cripples the drug trade even further to its knees, but soon comes to a sobering realization that upon doing so, he ends up aiding his true enemies: Corrupt cops and dirty politicians with major electoral interests. Now, Nascimento's enemies are much more dangerous; they’re on his side. This Brazillian thriller is a sequel to 2008 Golden Bear winner [Elite Squad. Elite Squad 2] is considered by numerous Brazilian critics and cultural observers to be the country’s most important film in the last decade. It became the most watched Brazilian film ever, selling more than 11 million tickets and followed that by becoming the biggest grossing film ever in the history of South America cinema.