Força-Tarefa is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian television series directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and Mário Márcio Bandarra and written by Fernando Bonassi
Marçal Aquino. The series aired two season since April 16, 2009 on Rede Globo

Rede Globo

Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...

.

Plot

The plot centers around Lieutenant

Lieutenant

A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...

 Wilson, from the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State

Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State

The Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State like other military polices in Brazil is a reserve and ancillary force of the Brazilian Army, and part of the System of Public Security and Brazilian Social Protection...

 (Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), who works in the internal affairs

Internal affairs

Internal affairs may refer to:* Internal affairs of a state* Internal affairs , a division of a law enforcement agency which investigates cases of lawbreaking by members of that agency...

 department of the aforementioned police division. He and his teammates investigate crimes committed by the fellow members of the Military Police. Wilson answers to Colonel

Colonel

Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...

 Caetano, an experienced and respected member of the Force, and dates Jaqueline, a nurse who regrets having a boyfriend that has no fixed time to be home. Wilson is also constantly confronted by the ghost of Jonas, a suicidal police officer who shot himself in the head in front of Wilson after being caught involved with crimes. Jonas acts like an alter-ego to Wilson, using sarcasm and realistic comments to disturb his former colleague.

Wilsion's team include Sergeant

Sergeant

Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....

 Selma, the only woman on the team; Corporal

Corporal

Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4....

 Cazarre, who is always enthusiastic and is often making sexist comments to Selma; Corporal Oberdan, who believes that logical deductions are the best way to solve crimes and Sergeants Genival and Jorge, who work in the archives of the Civil Police providing useful information and data to the team. Out on the streets, Wilson is also helped by Samuca, a paralyzed camelô

Camelô

Camelô is a Brazilian Portuguese name given to street vendors in major Brazilian cities.Law enforcement often enters into conflict - sometimes physical - with camelôs, for selling low-quality products , making improper use of public space , and for not paying the same taxes that licensed retailers...

 who lives in the underworld of favela

Favela

A favela is the generally used term for a shanty town in Brazil. In the late 18th century, the first settlements were called bairros africanos . This was the place where former slaves with no land ownership and no options for work lived. Over the years, many freed black slaves moved in...

s and provides his police friend the information that police officers (theoretically) shouldn't know.

Season 1

• O Sumiço de 5 Milhões (The Missing 5 Million)
• Lista Negra (Black List)
• Quadrilha de Ladrões de Carga (Gang of Shipment Robbers)
• Tolerância Zero (Zero tolerance)
• Horário de Visita (Visiting Time)
• Pais e Filhos (Parents and Children)
• Fogo Cerrado (Crossfire)
• Valor Sentimental (Sentimental Value)
• Apartamento 124 (Apartment 124)
• Apenas um Homem Honesto
• Temporada de Caça
• Plantão Noturno

Season 2

• Dinamites Contrabandeadas
• Os Justiceiros - Parte I
• Os Justiceiros - Parte II
• Bolsa-Família
• Roleta Russa
• Buraco
• Perda Total
• O Preço da Fama
• Adeus às Armas
• Seguranças S.A.

Cast

• Murilo Benício
  Murilo Benício
  Murilo Benício Ribeiro is a Brazilian actor, best known for his film roles in Woman On Top with Penélope Cruz and Amores Possíveis which won the Jury Award for Latin American Cinema at the Sundance Film Festival, and his television roles in O Clone and América.- Career :Benicio's television roles...
  
   as Tenente Wilson
• Milton Gonçalves
  Milton Gonçalves
  Milton Gonçalves is a Brazilian actor. He worked in many telenovelas, including A Cabana do Pai Tomás, Irmãos Coragem, O Bem Amado, O Espigão, Pecado Capital, Sinal de Alerta, O Pulo do Gato, Baila Comigo, Partido Alto, Mandala, Araponga and Felicidade...
  
   as Coronel Caetano
• Hermila Guedes as Sargento Selma
• Juliano Cazarré as Cabo Irineu
• Henrique Neves as Cabo Oberdan
• Osvaldo Baraúna as Sargento Genival
• Rodrigo Einsfeld as Praça Jorge
• Rogério Trindade as Jonas
• Fabíula Nascimento as Jaqueline
• Nando Cunha as Samuca

External links

• Official website