Lei da Selva: A História do Jogo do Bicho

5.045m20221 season

Documentary

The story of how the lottery invented to finance a zoo was incorporated by Rio de Janeiro's popular culture and, in the hands of organized gangsters, transformed itself into an immense crime empire.

Directed by Pedro Asbeg

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Cast

Cecília Olliveira

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Marcelo Adnet

Narrator

Fábio Fabato

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Luiz Antônio Simas

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Tainá de Paula

Herself

Milton Cunha

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Episode 1

2022-04-29 · 44m

The origin and rise of the Jogo do Bicho (Animal Game) and how this illegal betting exchange turned into a criminal empire, moving millions and leaving a thick trail of blood and corruption.

Episode 2

2022-04-29 · 46m

The Jogo do Bicho gets the books, stages and screens and enters the pop culture of Rio de Janeiro. In parallel, the bicheiros bosses make the geopolitics of the game in the territorial division of the city.

Episode 3

2022-04-29 · 44m

The bicheiros summit end up in prison and a new configuration of crime in Rio de Janeiro begins to take shape with the emergence of militias and a new generation with a thirst for blood.

Episode 4

2022-04-29 · 43m

The militias' domination project takes over Rio de Janeiro, institutionalizing itself in political positions. Crime, police, politics and power mix in the Wonderful City.