01x04 - Process

[bunniefuu]

[people chanting]
Justice now! Justice now!

Justice now! Justice now!

JUSTICE

Justice now! Justice…

[reporter 1] The parents of Santa Maria
have taken over City Council,

accusing the parliamentary inquiry,

created to investigate the Kiss
nightclub's fire, of being rigged.

[reporter 2] Four months
after the Kiss nightclub tragedy,

the court has officially ended

the pretrial detention
of the four accused parties,

and they were released from prison today.

[reporter 3] City hall woke
to graffiti this morning,

marking the six-month anniversary
of the fire.

WHEN WILL WE GET JUSTICE?

[reporter 4] Ten months following
the Kiss nightclub fire,

which was the world's third-greatest
nightclub disaster in history,

no one has been arrested.

[reporter 5] Today marks the one-year
anniversary of the tragedy of Santa Maria,

and parents marched from the front
of the prosecutor's office

to the front of the nightclub.

[people chanting, on TV]
End this corruption!

The prosecutors, we can't trust them!

End this corruption!

The prosecutors, we can't trust them!

All of us have gathered because
the office of the prosecutor
refuses to go after city hall.

And we've gathered
because the office of the prosecutor

has been protecting one of their own
who knew about everything and did nothing.

And we're here because they think
that we'll comply, but it's not happening.

And they will not make us shut our mouths

because our children's blood
will not come without a cost.

Because all of us are
the mothers and fathers of Brazil!

[all chanting] Two hundred thirty-six.

Two hundred thirty-seven.

Two hundred thirty-eight.

Two hundred thirty-nine.

Two hundred forty.

Two hundred forty-one.

Two hundred forty-two.

For memory and for justice.

This shall never happen again.

FAITH, STRENGTH, AND JUSTICE

[moving music playing]

THE ENDLESS NIGHT

[breathing deeply]

[exhales softly]

[groans]

[exhales heavily]

[coughs]

[groaning loudly]

[gasps]

[panting]

[whimpering]

[panting]

[exhales]

[laughing]

ONE YEAR MISSING THEM

[emotional music playing]

[indistinct conversation]

[man] You're wonderful,
right, so it's easy. [laughs]

You saved my life.

Thank you.

My God, Vini. She… She was there!

[emotional music swells]

Thank you!

Thank you!

[Moacyr sighs]

So, Moacyr.

It's great that you're visiting.

I'm not just visiting.

I, um…

I really wanted to stop by to say…

I'm just gonna come out and say it.

I called this meeting to resign
as president of the Association.

-Are you sure that's what you want?
-I've made my decision. I've gotta quit.

My life, it…

[groans]

I just… I need a rest.

And I'd really like
for one of you to take over.

Well, I think it should be Ricardo.

That's totally up to you guys.

Let me know, okay?

Thank you.

-No, Moacyr, thank you for everything.
-Be well.

See you around.

[Ricardo] Pedro?

Why not you?

Man, I'm not that guy.

You're in the military.
You're well-spoken and good-looking.

I'm good on the ground,
but you speak their language.

I have a temper, and I'm uncultured,

but you're good at handling those guys,
and you've got a silver tongue.

So, what, I'm a kiss-a*s?

[laughs] No! No!
You're an experienced leader!

And an amazing guy
who I am honored to say is my friend.

But, damn it, Pedro,
you're the heart of this Association.

Sure, but you have
the heart and the brains.

And look, old man,

whenever you need me, whatever it is,
you please just call me, hmm?

[sighs]

ONE AND A HALF YEARS AFTER THE FIRE

[man] Now, continuing
on to interrogations,

where defendants
may present their own perspectives,

we'll now listen
to Anderson Almeida Pargo.

On TV, they keep saying
Dedé Pargo did this and that.

I didn't ask for this to happen.
I could have never imagined it would.

That those guys in the band would set off
all those expl*sives inside.

I mean,
I wasn't the one jumping around with them.

I may be partially at fault here,
but I'm not a m*rder*r!

Sure, I overlooked some things, but…

[sighs]
I really hate hearing this guy's voice.

[Dedé] I didn't know.

[sobbing]
Anything I was told to fix, I did it all.

They gave me the permits in 2009 and '11.

Are you gonna say
that I bought it, or I forged it?

I wasn't part of anything shady.

I mean, as if I'd try to open up a club
then give myself a permit!

No way. That's a…
I had authorizations and inspections!

Everything was fine
until the accident, and then…

What can I do? It happens.

Am I really the only one
explaining myself?

Seriously?

Huh? There should be a bunch more guys
up here defending themselves.

You shouldn't have accepted a trial
against us four alone.

Sir?

There's one thing Dedé got right.
Where are all the charges for the others?

I've already told you this, Pedro.

There's nothing we can do. I'm sorry.

Let's focus on what we can do.

See you.

[Pedro] Nah, it's better if you go alone,

since Ricardo can't be there.
You're a better speaker.

And, well, you've researched everything.

Yeah, sure. Yeah.
Okay. Well, that's great.

I hope the trip is great.
I'm wishing you good luck.

Brasília? They're gonna open
a can of worms there.

Well, is there another way?

-That's why I love you.
-Yeah?

Mm-hmm.

Hey, Pedro! Will you stop that!

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JUSTICE

[man] Hello.

-[Geraldo] Hi.
-The inspector's waiting for you.

[Geraldo] We wish to plead the removal
of prosecutors Celso Avelar

and Frederico Monteiro
from the Kiss nightclub case.

JUSTICE

TWO YEARS AFTER THE FIRE

Does any of this
really even make a difference?

All these marches, and going to Brasília.

I went over there and gave a presentation.
I brought them so much evidence. Nothing.

-You didn't tell him yet, huh?
-Told me what?

The Prosecutor's Office wants to speak
to us. Something about "clearing the air."

That won't even matter.

Nonsense! We went to see them.
Now they want to talk.

Maybe they were pressured,
and now they'll be more receptive.

Yeah, we'll see.

-It's for him, too, ya know?
-Did you see how the artwork turned out?

-Excuse me.
-Hey! [laughs]

-It's so good to see you!
-[Fernando sighs]

-Finally, you're out of that hospital!
-Yeah.

Uh, this is… This is Grazi.

-She was at the hospital in Porto.
-Nice to meet you. It's a pleasure.

This is Clarissa, my girlfriend.

That's Vinícius, my Batman,
who saved me at the club.

Daiane, his girlfriend.

Fernando was my pain pal over in Porto.

You had, what, like, five surgeries?

Actually, it was eight.
Three return visits.

At ten, you'd think that maybe
I could get that one for free.

Yeah, right!

And your guitar, Fernando?

Oh. I still can't even…

Let's be a duo.
I'll dance, you play the guitar.

-[both chuckle]
-Damn, girl!

Well, either we can laugh,

or we can cry, right?

It just sucks for the girls who…

At least we're here.

We're here.

So true.

-Someday, I'll play.
-[Grazi laughs]

And I'll dance!

-And we'll all applaud!
-[all laugh]

Yeah, yeah. Can you believe it? [laughs]

Grazi, something bothering you?

-I'll be right back.
-Grazi?

Hi, Antônio.

Grazi?

I'm good, by the way.

I'm okay.

A little bionic

but okay.

-I'm sorry--
-Don't say anything.

You did what you had the strength for.

-But--
-I just wanted you to see I'm here.

I'm whole.

Picked up a few scars,

but the same woman.

Goodbye.

JUSTICE

[sighs]

[emotional music playing]

DA'S OFFICE

[Celso] Yes, of course.
That's what I'm saying.

And look,
we understand your frustration, but

we're all here on the same team.
We need to be working together.

And trying to take us off the case
behind our backs won't help.

I think you're taking personally
a matter that is strictly technical.

I requested your removal because you're
not willing to respect law 8429/92,

which ascribes responsibility
to your city hall, and that's it.

Respectfully,

do you think that we're not aware of that?

You did an Internet search.
Wonderful. All my respect.

All citizens
should be informed about the laws.

But when you get sick,
do you rely on Google or your doctor?

My doctor, clearly.

But if my doctor doesn't solve my problem,
then I change my doctor.

Simple as that.

Look right here.

I have the pictures right here.

Maybe you haven't seen them.

They were referred
to the prosecutor José Carlos Fontana.

Yes, we have those photos on file, sure.

He was responsible
for the lawsuit against the club Kiss,

the one that went after them
for all the noise.

We know full well who Fontana is.

Okay. Well, Fontana knew full well

there was no exit in case of emergencies!

In fact, the club never had
an emergency exit.

He knew
that this place was totally unregulated.

Of course, he completely knew!

[Geraldo] It had never been up to code.

The Prosecutor's Office was aware,

and they still allowed it to operate
like nothing was irregular.

Both city hall and the fire department
allowed it.

[sighs]

The prosecutor before him,
the guy prior to Fontana…

-Hernandes.
-It was Hernandes Pereira.

[snickers]

[Geraldo] He stated that,
that other renovations could be done.

[laughs] Hernandes Pereira!
Hernandes Pereira is senile now.

[scoffs] It's just impossible.

So, Mr. Monteiro, would you clear
something up that's been bugging me?

I heard that after removing the mayor
from the lawsuit

and having it thrown out and all that,
you participated with him in a lecture.

Is that true?

What are you suggesting here?

I… I wasn't suggesting anything.
I just asked a question.

You did no such thing.

-[Ana] Yes, I just--
-Now you're getting a bit reckless.

-[Celso] Stay calm, Frederico.
-Say it to my face!

-[Ana] But I--
-Come on!

-All I did was ask a question.
-Bullshit! Show some respect!

[all arguing]

You show me respect! It's been 20 years
that I've been serving the public!

Enough!

[Celso] Calm down!

The fact they lost their children
doesn't mean they can talk sh*t to me!

What was that? What a cowardly man!

I'm just asking questions!
We are just asking questions.

-You said what you needed to.
-Are we not allowed to ask questions?

-[Ricardo] Jesus Christ.
-Look, everyone, I, uh…

I want to apologize for my colleague.

He was…

Of course he was out of line,
but I need you to understand--

-What?
-That… That we're also human.

[sighs]

These are parents saying
that… that… that we're all corrupt

and… and we're all scoundrels.
That's not okay.

It's disrespectful
to the office of the Prosecutor.

We are on your side.

And we are not the type of people
that you want fight.

You do not want to fight us. Believe me.

[tense music playing]

THE MAYOR AND SECRETARY KNEW
THE CLUB WAS IRREGULAR

-Very good.
-That's it.

-Felipe.
-[Felipe] Hmm?

You remember Hernandes Pereira,
the first prosecutor of the noise lawsuit?

The guy who retired and said
more could've been done and all that?

Yeah.

Were you aware that Pereira's son

ended up working as the attorney
for the nightclub in the same lawsuit?

I think that's something
that all of the people should know.

"It's absurd to see just how silent
the two prosecutors are,

Frederico Monteiro and Celso Avelar,

and to know that, despite all the evidence

of the mayor's
and his secretaries' involvement,

both requested that the entire lawsuit
for misconduct must be thrown out."

[dramatic music playing]

[whooshing tone from computer]

SEND

[dramatic music continues]

Hurry up. Let's go!

[reporter] Santa Maria city hall
and other locations throughout the city

have been covered with posters
that criticize the actions of the mayor,

as well as city prosecutor
José Carlos Fontana,

with regard to the Kiss nightclub case.

THE BULLETIN

KISS CLUB: PARENT SAYS
PROSECUTORS ARE COVERING FOR POLITICIANS

[sighs]

KISS CASE: PROSECUTOR AND LAWYER
A FAMILY AFFAIR

THE DA'S OFFICE AND ITS PROSECUTORS
ALSO KNEW THE CLUB WAS IRREGULAR

-[lively music playing over stereo]
-[children laughing]

-[child 1] No! I'll get you first!
-[child 2 laughing]

Come on.

[man chuckles]

Oh, son, I don't want to dance right now.

-What's wrong, Mom?
-Nothing. Nothing. Just tired.

You can't stay like this forever, Mom.

Mrs. Ana. There's a man here
looking for a Mrs. Meire?

Meire? You're sure he said that?

Yeah, I said that no one named Meire
lives here, and he's insisting.

[sighs]

Hello?

Are you Meire Coutinho Campos?

Yes, I am,
but that's not what anyone calls me.

You're being accused
of the following crimes,

impersonation, slander, and defamation,

by retired prosecutor
Rodrigo Sávio Hernandes Pereira

and his son André Hernandes Pereira.

And the maximum penalty
for all of these crimes

would be eight years in prison.

Do you understand
what you're being accused of?

Prison, you say?

[man 1] Yes, Mrs. Meire Campos.

-[man 2] Mr. Geraldo Alberto Ramos Fontes?
-That's me.

You stand accused
of both of the following crimes,

slander and defamation,

against prosecutors
Celso Avelar and Frederico Monteiro.

The total sum of the sentences
for these crimes will be three years.

-[woman] Mr. Pedro Leal?
-Yeah?

[man 3] You stand accused
of the crimes of slander and defamation

against prosecutor José Carlos Fontana.

The total sum of the sentences
for these crimes is three years in prison.

[somber music playing]

Look, I really can't put myself
in the place

of a parent who lost a child
in this tragedy.

However, they cannot continue
to demoralize the Prosecutor's Office

in this manner,

an office which does
many, many things for our country.

Therefore, I had to take harsher measures
against some of those parties,

but I do so with, um,
much regret in my heart.

Oh my God. This poor guy. He's so sad.

It's such a terrible thing
you're making him do.

Suing you, you know?

All right.

[inhales sharply] In addition

to the impersonation lawsuit
they filed against Ana,

there are three completely different
defamation and slander suits.

One from former prosecutor
Hernandes Pereira,

as well as his son, against Ana,
for the article she published.

The second is from prosecutors
Avelar and Monteiro

for Geraldo and his article.

And the last comes from
prosecutor José Carlos Fontana

against Pedro and Ricardo
for the action they took with the posters.

Ricardo wasn't even involved.

[attorney]
But he's the president of the Association.

-[sighs]
-[attorney] All right.

The good news is,

they don't want to fight you guys.

The Prosecutor's Office
offered to withdraw the lawsuit.

So what that means is
that if you take their deal,

the suits all disappear,

and you'll be able
to keep your records clean.

And what's the deal?

Each one of you
will have to sign an apology

written by the Prosecutor's Office,

which would then be broadcast
on news channels,

television networks, all that jazz.

But listen, speaking as your lawyer,

I am emphatically urging all of you
that you should accept this deal.

I have to be going.

Excuse me.

[Geraldo] Thank you, sir.

Look, Ricardo,

you know I have so much respect for you.

And you guys, too, Geraldo and Ana.

You can do whatever you want to.

But a deal like this, it just

won't work for me.

First, because it's not true.

I didn't commit slander.
None of us committed slander.

We're only asking for what's right.

And if we do take the deal,

if we agree to write an article
that apologizes to the prosecutor,

who, through pure negligence,
helped to m*rder our children,

then it's over for us.

Our chance at getting justice
is completely gone.

[Ricardo] But Pedro,

if we don't beat them,

there's a chance we end up in jail.

And with all that's… that's happened,

I can't abandon Lívia and Luis
to deal with it alone.

Ricardo, the only way I will lose
is if I give up.

If I go to jail, then that's it.

I already lost Mari.

-What else can they take away?
-[Ricardo sighs]

[birds chirping]

-[Geraldo] Ooh!
-[Alexandre giggles]

-[spinning top whirring]
-[Geraldo chuckles]

[Geraldo laughs] Now your turn.

[melancholy piano music playing]

[Ricardo] Mm.

But who'll take care of everything, Lívia?

The house and Luis.
Will it all fall on your shoulders?

[Luis] Dad.

Just do what's best for you.

And for your health.

When you look back,

which decision will you wish
you would have made?

-[music playing over stereo]
-♪ You call out time ♪

♪ To wait before we cry ♪

♪ It goes away ♪

♪ And I can breathe again… ♪

[phone chimes]

♪ Try ♪

♪ To stay below the line… ♪

[Daiane] Hey girl! Vini and I are at a bar
with the guys. Come out!

There's a really cute guy here
who's friends with Vini.

♪ And I can breathe again… ♪

[Grazi] Okay, girl. I'm coming!

[unsettling music playing]

Dai, I actually can't make it, okay?

-But have some fun tonight. See you.
-[message tone whooshes]

[sighs]

[horse panting]

It's Gaúcho Day. I'll see you guys there.

No way! Your mother and I are too old.
We'll stay right here and relax.

Ah, come on. You and Mom never go.
But that's fine.

I'll just have to free the state
all by myself.

For the republic of Rio Grande!

[laughing] What's with that thing?

Ah, I got it in Uruguay
from some southern revolution.

Which revolution?

It doesn't matter, Ma.

It's our history.

Long live the revolution!

Revolution!

[tense music playing]

I love you.

Listen.

Let's forget this.

Leave it in the past.

We all got carried away.

Let's ease the pressure.

[papers shuffling]

Good afternoon.
Let's initiate this session.

All right.

We are here for the conciliation hearing

in which defendants
Pedro Leal and Ricardo Martins

currently stand accused
of the crimes of slander and defamation,

with the maximum sentence
set at three years.

Do you understand the terms of the deal?

Yes, sir.

Yes.

Yes, perfectly, Your Honor.

Very well. And do you accept the deal?

-Your Honor, we--
-No. I don't accept them.

Seriously? [scoffs]

And you, sir?

Mr. Ricardo?

Mr. Ricardo, do you accept
the terms of the deal or not?

It is undeniable
that the article Meire Campos wrote

had negative repercussions.

Look here
at the number of comments and shares.

CORRUPTION'S IN THE BLOOD!

Someone posted that on Facebook. So what?

Those are not my pages.

All I did was point out that he's his son.

Did I lie?

And then to accuse me of impersonation.
And because I didn't sign it as Meire.

No one even knows me as Meire!

I'm known by everyone as Ana.

To compare it to someone who…

Well, it's like suing Pelé for not signing
something as Edson Arantes.

It's not just one page. There are dozens.

Take a look.

CORRUPTION SCANDAL

That's a deplorable thing to post.

HERNANDES IN JAIL

And so is this here.

It's inadmissible to post comments
like these on the Internet.

[Ana] Wait. What is this?

Those photos are of my son.
Why are you… But why…

But why are you showing these photos?
[sobbing]

Why are you doing this?

You cowards!

You know we lost it all,
but you didn't lose anything!

[Ana] Why?

[sobbing]

Your Honor, the…

The only deal I will accept

is to have the prosecutors
officially withdraw all lawsuits

against all of the parents.

And then an apology
should be issued promptly

from prosecutors Monteiro and Avelar.

[tense music playing]

[unsteady breathing]

I do not accept.

-[Fontana] How can they not accept it?
-[judge] The defendants are entitled to.

[Fontana]
Ask if they have a counterproposal.

Fine. Do you have a counterproposal?

[Pedro] Excuse me.

I don't have anything.
I don't have any another proposal.

Listen, Pedro,
I know that you're passionate,

but this lawsuit is serious,

as are the consequences.

"Passionate," you say?

-[sighs]
-[melancholy music playing]

I have lost my child.

You think
I'm f*cking enjoying this mess, sir? Hmm?

I want justice.

I want my daughter to rest in peace.

I want to be able to grieve, too,

and be able to support my wife,
who takes anxiety meds every day now,

and support my youngest child.

What I don't want, sir,

is for anyone to have to feel the pain
I feel, asleep or awake,

since the day that Mari passed.

And I'm sure I will feel it
until the day I'm dead.

[exhales]

So you're the crazy guys
who turned down the deal?

That's right.

Wonderful, because now you guys
have the right lawyer, and we'll win it.

Ah, fabulous!

-I'm Pedro.
-[attorney] Pleasure.

-Ricardo, president of the Association.
-How are you?

The first thing we have to recognize is
who our opponent is.

You're dealing with
the Prosecutor's Office.

These guys all work together,
and they know each other very well.

If you go on trial right away,
then it's done. Then you'll lose it.

Yes, we're aware of that. What then?

Well, our strategy for the trial
is going to be

not going to trial with them.

Bruno, we're not taking any deals at all.

I know. But we're going to be using
a defense mechanism

that's called "exception to the truth."

I'll ask that the case be thrown out,

but you'll have to prove

that nothing you said

was libel or slander
because it was all true.

What about Ana and Geraldo?
They didn't take the deal either.

Their cases are very different.
Plus Ana's got the suit for impersonation.

[Pedro] Hmm.

But the two of us…

Well, it is a risk, but the decision is
up to the panel of judges

who are not that close to the prosecutors.

This is your chance.

We are here in front of
the Court of Justice of Porto Alegre,

where four years after the fire

looks like
the first to be arrested for the case

could actually be the parents.

And after examining the facts,

and, remember,
in an exception of truth lawsuit,

burden of proof is
on those who asked for the session.

And I believe it wasn't proven.

Which does not mean that it is not true.

It was simply not proven by the defendants

that they were speaking the truth.

Therefore,

I vote for the continuation of this case.

Moving on.

How does the Associate Judge vote?

Like the rapporteur,
I vote for the continuity.

I also vote for the case to continue.

I vote for the continuity of the case.

[associate judge 4] I vote
for the case to continue as well.

[associate judge 5] I also vote
for the continuity.

[associate judge 6]
I follow the rapporteur.

[associate judge 7] I vote
for the continuity of the case.

[associate judge 8] I follow
the rapporteur and vote for continuity.

[associate judge 9] I vote for continuity.

[associate judge 10, echoing]
I also vote for continuity.

[associate judge 11]
I also vote to continue.

Ricardo, it's gonna be fine.

Bruno.

-What's the score?
-It's 20 to zero.

[sighs] That's worse than
Brazil versus Germany.

Hey, Sil.

Remember when we first started dating,
your uncle said I'd end up in jail?

Thirty years later, he was right.

Pedro, please. Would you…

Please don't. It's really not funny.

Look, whatever happens, happens.
I'll keep fighting.

Shh. One more vote is left.

[scoffs] Twenty-one to zero, I bet.

I want to review it.

Session adjourned.

-It's over? There were three left.
-Bruno, what happened?

One judge wanted to review the case,
so she'll take it home

and look into it further.

When do you think she'll come back?

Whenever she wants.
Could be tomorrow or next year.

But, Bruno, what's it do to us?

Well, her request has saved us,
at least temporarily,

but we're still losing 20 to zero.

But there's three votes left.

Okay, and so what then?

Either we get half the judges
to change their mind,

which I've never seen. [inhales sharply]

Or we're gonna face the reality of

Ricardo and Pedro

going to prison.

[tense music playing]

[closing music playing]