"The Mechanism"

"The Mechanism": who are the characters in real life. Compare names and photos

Inspired by Operation Lava Jato, one of the most important investigations of Brazilian political history, the series "The Mechanism" brings many real-life figures to the canvases. Big names in politics, police and Brazilian economy are part of the investigation raised by the character of Selton Mello in the production of Netflix.

See who the characters in the series created by Jose Padilha ("Narcos", "Tropa de Elite") represent in real life and compare.

Characters of "The Mechanism"

Marco Ruffo vs. Gerson Machado
The police officer interpreted by Selton Mello was also inspired in real life: it is Gerson Machado, considered the starting point of Operation Lava Jato, after the investigations that incriminated the doleiro Alberto Youssef.

Roberto Ibrahim vs. Alberto Youssef
In the series, the doleiro is represented by the character Roberto Ibrahim (Enrique Diaz). It is from this that the investigation of Operation Lava Jato takes place. This is because the businessman was the owner of a false money exchange house for onlending and money laundering, located on top of a gas station in the city of Londrina (PR).

Verena Cardoni x Erika Marena
Actress Carol Abras stars in the series alongside Selton, as the delegate Verena, who refers to Erika Marena, Federal Police. Marena served for two years in Operation Lava Jato and is now Superintendent of the Federal Police in Sergipe.

João Pedro Rangel and Paulo Roberto da Costa
In "The Mechanism", João Pedro Rangel (Leonardo Medeiros) is the director of PetroBrasil and, of course, makes reference to the former director of Supply of Petrobrás in real life, Paulo Roberto da Costa. Accused of corruption, the engineer also benefited from the award-winning deal.

Janete Ruscov x President Dilma Roussef
Performed by Sura Beroitchevsky, Janete is a presidential candidate. At the beginning of the series, she uses the expression "to store the wind", which became famous in a speech by President Dilma in 2015.

João Higino vs President Lula
Arthur Khol's character represents President Lula. In "The Mechanism", João Higino is portrayed amid the presidential campaign to elect his party colleague.

In one of his most important scenes, he uses the expression "to seal the sangria," which was actually famous when dictated by Romero Jucá, a senator from Temer's party, referring to efforts to break Lava Jato.

Paulo Rigo vs. Sérgio Moro
Moro became famous in 2014 for being the judge of the first instance of Operation Lava Jato. In the series, he appears as Paulo Rigo (Otto Jr.), a character whose story is told mainly by the narration of the protagonists, who portray him under his great political vanity.

Senador Lúcio Lemes x Aécio Neves
Lúcio Lemes (Michel Bercovicht) também aparece como principal concorrente de Janete Ruscov à presidência. Na cena, ele conversa com o personagem que representa Michel Temer sobre a decisão da candidata de não frear as investigações.

Wilma Kitano x Nelma Kodama
The cofee interpreted by Alessandra Colasanti was based on a woman with whom Youssef maintained a case. In testimony, Nelma Kodama, affirmed that the prostitutas that agency was used to distribute the diverted money in Brasília.

Ricardo Brecht vs. Marcelo Odebrecht
The leaders of the contractors involved in the corruption scandal also appear in the series. Among them, the main highlight is businessman Marcelo Odebrecht, who was sentenced in 2016 to 19 years in prison for corruption, money laundering and criminal association. In the series, it is interpreted by the actor Emilio Orciollo Netto like Ricardo Brecht, president of the company Miller & Brecht.