Green Beret Reacts to Elite Squad

[@westminster021]

I'm Brazilian, born and raised in Rio. People outside Rio (both nationals and foreigners) often ask if this movie has any shred of truth, and I'm like: "Lol? Of course, and this is the light version of what really happens in Rio. " This movie was based on Rodrigo Pimentel's book Elite da Tropa, who is a real former BOPE Captain and inspiration for Captain Nascimento. All the actors playing BOPE operators received training from real operators, and Pimentel itself was present. Really recommend checking the 2nd movie, Elite Squad 2.

[@joaopedrotaveira5650]

​@@GorgeousGeorge97 Corruption, bad public policies, our colonial past, slavery, you name it. Brazil's problem has its origins since the beginning of our colonization, they sent criminals from Portugal to live here and as the time passed the corruption inside the goverment grew a lot. When the slavery ended here, the enslaved people didn't have any money or place to live, that's when the favelas started and we had an explosion in crimes and social problems. In Rio this problem is much more worse, because the goverment is so corrupt and inefficient that there are many areas where police can't get in without getting shot by the criminals, besides that, the corruption is so deep in public services that some police officers also work for the crime, controlling and managing criminal business in a lot of areas inside the city. Also, we have many criminal factions fighting for territory and power, that's why Rio is so violent in terms of shootings and homicides. This doesn't happen in São Paulo for example, because only one criminal faction controls the state, as well in most brazilian states.

[@altairtodescatto]

@@GorgeousGeorge97 If you had any idea on how bad government can actually be, you would get it

[@abnegazher]

People from outside just don't understand how grimdark Rio can really get. It's kinda sad and hilarious.

[@peet3449]

@@GorgeousGeorge97 Brazil looks "cool" due to marketing and propaganda. Rio is a city at war, corruption is cultural and the average brazilian praises foreigners and hate their fellow countryman - We can't work together. Brazil might become a 1st world country one day, but I doubt it will take less than 60 ~ 80 years.

[@galpix]

​​@@GorgeousGeorge97 These things showed in the movie are just in one area of Brazil, they are true but it isnt bad outside these areas, there is viollence outside but not that bad. Also this movie was portrayed in the 90s so some things have changed for better or worse

[@ryankeyes3101]

BOPE are no joke they started out as death squad then the government turned them in to police force now they are in my opinion the best experts in urban combat.

[@andrewsmith9174]

I agree there. They have been fighting in close quarters like this for decades. They do however have the most dubious reputation. They are very much a “shoot first and shoot again” outfit. Municipal police groups were well known for very heavy hands especially before the World Cup in Brazil. Lots of street kids went “missing” and the crackdowns in the favelas were brutal. These gangs are extra violent. So it is reasonable that the response is equatable, but as Buck said, their lines are blurred.

[@brasileiroloko5375]

​@@andrewsmith9174not true

[@andrewsmith9174]

@@brasileiroloko5375, what did I say wasn’t true?

[@fonkyman]

alot of brazillians REALLY love BOPe because they actually fight back against the psychos... so they dont wanna hear the truth... its understandable i guess.. but yeah yeah.. although they for sure are the least corrupt guys out there human nature dictates atleast a few are corrupt.. and blurred lines 100% war is war killing is killing@@andrewsmith9174

[@samilalustosa]

first there is no municipal police in Brazil, only state police. BOPE has always been a oficial squad of the Militar Police of the Rio de Janeiro State@@andrewsmith9174

[@rafaelalodio5116]

I suggested this movie, glad you guys enjoyed it. And yes, it is realistic, not a portrait of the entirety of Brazil, but definitely something that happens on the slums of Rio de Janeiro and other cities.

[@vatoencabronado]

I asked for it, too, months ago, so stoked to see these guys review it!

[@gandhinho5466]

mate, it is good to clarify that this movie does not represent the BRAZILIAN reality or BRAZIL... the movie represents the BLOODY RIO DE JANEIRO reality, and the BLODDY RIO DE JANEIRO is far from what BRAZIL really is. Rio de Janeiro is not Brazlian capital, it is not the Brazilian biggest city, it is not the most developed city, it is not the richiest Brazilian city. RIO JANEIRO is just a state capital, and the state is a mess overall. However, the movie pictures very well the reality in RIO DE JANEIRO, no one can deny.

[@AlfredoNader]

They're just watching clips from the movie....

[@Makkgia]

"I have good news; there's a sequence from that movie. "Tropa de elite 2"

[@rodrigofilho1996]

Its a good movie too.

[@Arkady20]

A few weeks ago two police officers were shot dead by a suspect in Poland. They gave their lives so that we can be safe, so respect to the officers - in Poland, in the US, in Brazil. Thank you for protecting us.

[@011_jhonata]

Tem que ser muito imbecil pra comparar América do Sul com POLÔNIA

[@Mateiro38]

Did you mean, they were shot by a criminal? Suspect is just suspect.

[@piotrd.4850]

Poland compared to BOPE is fvking' sad joke ;(

[@rafaelramalho6460]

You should definetly do a sequel on this with Elite Squad 2. They pretty much engage against paramilitary forces that nowadays run a good chunk of Rio de Janeiro. And regarding Abel not seeing favelas run down as the ones in the movie, he was in São Paulo, the geography does change a lot of things. Not saying that there aren’t like those ones in SP, but the favelas in Rio are kinda unique. And bear in mind that this movie was depicted like in the 90’s. A lot has changed since then, for better or worse.

[@jonathanramos8414]

This is from the same people that did city of god

[@davip.guimaraes7017]

Come on.....third world country this and third world country that, the way he talks about us, wtf!!! Like US is the international moral example.

[@hwp20l]

Esos 2 se ve que son un par de ignorantes educados por hollywood y por ello se creen lo mejor

[@jonathanramos8414]

Brazil is third world

[@strikebr]

Must be very hard to say Brazil.

[@victorlofeudo5692]

Brazil is a third world country

[@skysurgeon]

Captain Pimentel, the real life guy whose Nascimento is based on confirmed in an interview that they realy used live grenades

[@paracletusrevelation4080]

That's despicable

[@xrazzr1]

thats why our cops are just like american SOF operators and american cops are just private security cops in brazil@@paracletusrevelation4080

[@xrazzr1]

not even SWAT operators have that much combat experience compared to rio cops and BOPE operators, maybe not even 80% of the US army lmao@@paracletusrevelation4080

[@marcosdheleno]

@@paracletusrevelation4080 IT is... IF its true. as an instructor, he NEED the person to belive it to be true. so him telling its a live grenade, doesnt mean they really use live grenades. it just means he said they do. and chances are, they are not live grenades. its one of those things like not telling kids santa isnt real to keep the "magic" alive. in here, the fact it might or might not be a real live grenade is enough for that fear factor to work.

[@R.a.f.a.e.l.]

@@paracletusrevelation4080 They were not live grenades. They just said they were.

[@akatoshmorgul9367]

Tropa de Elite is one of the best war movies ever, it is actually 100% realistic. BOPE is actually a military police unit.

[@pachvandio]

I like what Sean said about rules of engagement. If you look at some Brazilian police detainment videos, specially when a policeman is on a motorcycle and pulling over a suspect, many times they pull them over with guns drawn. Several times it’s just an innocent rider pulled over. The cop apologizes for the scary approach and explains what they have to deal with when the person being pulled over is a criminal. People most of the time show their understanding and gratitude for their service because they themselves know they a lot of times are victims of those same criminals.

[@Victorfpy]

exactly

[@DirectedbyRon]

So this movie is set in the 90s, today BOPE is a lot better trained and armed.

[@pachvandio]

Indeed!

[@PeDr0.UY131]

It looks like a movie but if you live in South America you realize that sadly it is very realistic.

[@viniciusdeoliveira5869]

It's important to contextualize their urban combat mentality in Rio. Those favelas are built on hills. When slaves where freed on Brazil, they moved to the coasts since the economy revolved around the interior with the farms. A few generations later interest in the coast increased and they were pushed to the hills. Those communities spread as informal parts of the city, almost like independent zones. There aren't police patrols there, if police is seen there, everyone knows they are on a mission. That's why some gang members' jobs is to look for police there and light fireworks to warn the others. This completely changes the operational mentality because it is either a stealth mission in which you blitz at the last second to complete it or a declared open invasion.

[@andredamottabernardo6331]

A cena da granada, segundo relatos de policiais do BOPE, é real, acontece nos cursos.

[@Robertoangelo27]

o padrinho do meu irmão era do bope ele falou que o curso e pior que o filme e eles gostam realmente de dar tapas no rosto.

[@Alex.Taylor]

​@@Robertoangelo27Isso acontece no exercito tambem, no primeiro dia do curso de Comandos voce apanha até pedir pra ir embora, isso que é o primeiro dia

[@Frey_2026]

"I'd do it If I was in a third country where I can do whatever I want" So many americans have the wrong mentality lol Only thing keeping the US from being a third world country is the GDP, brute and per capita, cause some of the big cities are having serious problems with police brutality, police corruption, homeless people and hard drugs like Fentanyl. I recommend Nick Johnson's channel, he goes by american districts that are struggling with hard drugs and homeless population like Skid Row. I know Brazil is not in a position to point fingers, but the USA is not exactly Norway or Finland right now. About São Paulo, it's not so similar to Rio as you guys describe, with kids stabbing people downtown; pickpockets are common, but RJ's violence is way more intense and I think that's what you're talking about. For comparison; São Paulo has a lower homeless population than New York City even though the area in NYC is smaller and overall population is lower. Also gotta keep in mind that Elite Squad was released in 2007 and the movie is set in 1997. A few things stayed the same, but a few things changed too since then.

[@g00gleisgayerthanaids56]

Chicago is "3rd world" for sure. We have some shitholes here in the states, dont take it personally. It used to be 1st world described the allied nations that opposed the soviet union post ww2, 2nd world were the soviets and their allies, and 3rd world was everyone else. Nowadays, people use third world as a term to describe lesser developed nations.

[@joeboyum7498]

Should have showed the first night of proper hazing. "You are zero one because you will be the first one to quit" and he slaps the shit out of the dude and spits in his face until he does quit. This movie is fucking awesome. skull!

[@miketurner2943]

In '88 had a Columbian Regular Army Officer in my class at Ft Benning, good guy. He had to leave during the course. his Boss had been killed by the Cartels and he had to return and take charge of the company. Never forget the look on his face as he was leaving.

[@Raphael11001]

17:39 that smoke you see popping in the air are simple fireworks. They are used to alert the slum soldiers of invaders, be it police or opposing factions. In this scene it can seem pointless since they are already exchanging bullets, but it's realistic, as it can happen irl.

[@andredamottabernardo6331]

Agora, imagina uma polícia, que têm todo esse enfrentamento com bandidos todos os dias, que a cada tiro disparado, têm que se explicar para a justiça, para não ser preso.

[@danilonakazone386]

é o correto, aqui que temos essa selvageria de todos os lados... bandido mata policial, que mata bandido... e fica nesse ciclo vicioso pra sempre...

[@djhemersonrodrigues]

​@@danilonakazone386o por isso as câmeras corporais são essenciais pra elucidações desses crimes, de bandidos matando polícia e vice versa, como as usadas pelas polícias em todo o mundo

[@Robertoangelo27]

ser policial no brasil e dominar a arte de como não se foder os caras querem de pegar de todos lados o júdiciario,bandidos,jornalistas e a população.

[@patricksoares6253]

Estrangeiros que vivem em países juridicamente estáveis não vão entender mesmo o Rio de Janeiro

[@onofrehenrique4258]

É o certo mas não desse jeito, em países juridicamente seguros tem um código específico para policiais, aqui no Brasil se você for pm e matar alguém em combate, na sua ficha vai estar lá "homicídio", isso não existe, o policial marcado como criminoso por uma consequência do trabalho dele ​@@danilonakazone386

[@seank7325]

I saw this movie a number of years ago and made me think a bit about when I was deployed in Haiti in 2004 - as my unit was pulling out, one of the countries that was taking over was Brazil and a unit of Military Police were set up kitty corner to us...a couple nights before flying home, they started a big gunfight with some Haitian narcos across the road from us that got a little too close for their comfort (and ours, since round swere flying back and forth over US. We managed to stay there almost 6 months without shooting at anyone (came close a few times, but no gun fights around our camp), but these guys started lighting up bad guys within a week of getting there it seemed.

[@henry247]

In fact many BOPE operators were from the units that were deployed to Haiti...also to Libya. Comanf and Comandos, Comanf from the Brazilian Navy and Comandos from the Brazilian Army, so when they "retire" many join BOPE,CORE or COT...the last one is from our Federal Police. Some of them also served in the French Foreign Legion in Afghanistan...

[@IIKiLRoYII]

you should read about "ASSOMBROSO" he was a brazilian comandos sniper that was deployed on haiti.

[@namelesswhocares8648]

And what is their legacy in Haiti ? Some corrupt Brazilians taught Haitian gangs how to make money via kidnapping Facts

[@beltempest4448]

Watched elite squad years ago. Fucking brilliant movie. This movie and and black hawk down are what really got me interested in military tactics and strategy

[@vantablack2709]

BOPE are one of the best (or maybe the best) special forces unit in Latin America. Brazil is similar to the US in terms of size and population, but also they have all the third world problems you can imagine, so they deal with the real shit everyday.

[@AsdeEspadas.Fernando]

Agree...but there are other great units too.. kaibiles are no joke

[@jonathanramos8414]

​@@AsdeEspadas.Fernando Kaibiles often work for Mexican cartels

[@AsdeEspadas.Fernando]

@@jonathanramos8414 corruption and mercenaries are everywhere..its a different conversation. Bad apples can exist, but that is not the point. They also live right next door so of course, if you are a bad man with a lot of money in mexico you recruit from your own country and your neighbours

[@AndreRezabelho]

COT is best

[@RuiBorgesdosSantos]

Se o Brasil é 3° mundo, quais os países de 2° ?

[@lksgib]

18:01 "if you wanna graduate - don´t die" LOL that´s a heck of a tip for life

[@Fafafohi]

As a civilian and someone who doesn’t know about this world, the reason I love this channel is because you dudes talk about military stuff in a homie way. You guys talk about this stuff the way my friends and I from Highland Park/North East Los Angeles talk about stuff.

[@daniellopez7801]

Oh damn. I thought I was the only only one in NELA that watched this channel.

[@toddjenest3212]

@@daniellopez7801 There are always hundreds of armchair commandos and Call of Duty experts in these blogs.

[@Fafafohi]

@@daniellopez7801 sup foo 52 and Aldama! 😂

[@LuizDamas-v5z]

​@@Fafafohias políticas da Califórnia são aplicadas na cidade do Rio de janeiro a décadas olhe para o Rio e veja o futuro do seu Estado caso não reveja suas políticas .

[@danielbernd]

You guys need a crash course about Brazilian violence and Rio de Janeiro violence. Surely it's not a simple subject to debate.

[@kelvinalmeida760]

There is something interesting about the origin of the criminal factions in Rio x BOPE and their relationship with the Cold War. The current reality in Rio is an unfolding of the clash between the Special Operations Forces of the Brazilian Army/Navy against Communist Guerrillas in the 70s. The factions emerged during the Cold War after communist guerrillas were arrested along with highly dangerous criminals who shared their skills acquired in Cuba, with the Red Command emerging years later. Parallel to this, BOPE emerged to meet the demand for a police unit specialized in resumption/rescue and irregular combat, with its first course directed by police officers who had completed the jungle warfare course and the army's special operations internship in addition to the counter course. navy guerrilla (currently COMANF) inheriting the culture of the blade in the skull from both. Rio is an incredible place to visit if you stay in the tourism-oriented arena, but if you cross the line, you'll find out why Capt. Nascimento wasn't lying when he said that not even the Israeli Army has as much combat experience as the Rio de Janeiro police.

[@ovonivia]

Texto interessante. É uma tragédia social gigante que se resume a barbárie.

[@AndreRezabelho]

fonte: tirei do cu

[@ReadRollReflect]

My personal favourite!!! Please go for Trope de Elite 2, the sequel, to this movie, next! It gets even more dark and gritty with some pretty awesome tactical stuff thrown in!

[@eldritchmorgasm4018]

If I remember right, at the very beginning they've been trained by the SAS. The director, while shooting the movie, was arrested by the real corrupt cops, for presenting them in a bad light, but because it's a fictionalized version of reality, not a documentary where they are named, they had to let him & the film crew go. It helped that the governor, a corrupt pig as well, gave his permission, everything else didn't matter. Crazy. Reminds me of "John Rambo", doing that movie while real corrupt soldiers, pirats & rebels were around them, they had to hire some of them, so they could shoot the movie, for protection. Some of the movie-rebels were real rebels, I think.

[@combatwombat2134]

I believe, don't quote me though this is just something floating around in my head so I don't know if it's true, I could easily have just picked it up somewhere, that BOPE now trains other special operations/forces/services in urban CQB. I can see there being at least a kernel of truth - I suspect there are few on earth who have as much close quarter combat training as these guys.

[@klaubersantos8177]

LIE... SAS MY EGGS

[@daniel.l.v]

SAS, my ass! No sh*t you remember. 😂 You don't even know what you're talking about. The real BOPE (Rio's elite squad) captain himself, Paulo Storani, was the Elite Squad consultant and actor's coach in the movie. (Paulo Storani on TEDx Talk: kzbin.info/www/bejne/joiVimmAqL6jopYsi=ATsALh-I48uzvJt9) No other elite squad in Brazil or the world would be able to face the violence scenario in Rio and instruct the actors with such fidelity.

[@betoviolaorock83]

as a Brazilian too, with militaries in the family, SF too, I can tell that the grenade thing is a real thing, very common.

[@shivamib]

Caralho mano, Capitao Nascimento no FNG, nao esperava esse crossover!

[@dinoleox1]

Dude straight up just dissing on Brazil every 5 minutes based on stuff he saw on a movie set in a specific city in the 90's

[@callmevamp6382]

Yeah I was thinking that too.

[@TheAlmightyLoli]

Funny enough, the Narcos connection isn't just the main actor. Director of both movies went on to create the show. The sequel essentially feels like Narcos Brazil.

[@RodrigoMFSP]

I live in Sao Paulo and gone feel times to Rio. Here public safety it´s way better than there. The original objective of this movie was show the policeman like the bad guys, but the brazilian people are so sick of violence and corruption, with Captain Nascimento for the people was the hero.

[@AndréLuiz-n2b]

Public security in São Paulo isn't much better than Rio, it's the same shit. Liar.

[@AndréLuiz-n2b]

Não adianta mentir pra gringo falando mal do Rio não paulista, é tudo igual, a diferença é que a mídia fala mais do Rio, eu tô morando no Guarujá-SP e tudo que acontece no Rio eu vejo aqui. Mas é característica do paulista não saber olhar pro próprio rabo. É igual argentino, tá na merda mas se achando melhor do que todo mundo. A maior organização criminosa do Brasil é o PCC, de São Paulo!

[@smwx4]

I really like this channel and now seeing your reaction to Elite Squad is absolutely amazing. As far as I know BOPE was created in the late 70s, the instructor who took this course have trained with SF "comandos" from the Brazilian Navy, I think, and probably with "comandos" from army too, both are SF. These two SF have been exchanging knowledge with SF around the world for decades, such as Seal, SAS, Green Baret and so on.

[@FitzChivalry_Chade]

You boys crush it with these breakdowns! Absolutely love it, if I’m having a rough day I just tune into one of these and you guys give me a much needed laugh. Thank you fellas. 🙏🏻 🇺🇸

[@TheRusseller]

This movie is so good. The sequel Elite Squad: Enemy Within might be even better and was the highest grossing Brazilian film when it came out. He becomes the leader of the Bope and tried to root out the corruption within the police. It's awesome.

[@le-chevalier-renaud]

Great commentary guys! Love that movie, I also recommend the sequel to this film Elite Squard 2. Made by the same team and the same director. Also very awesome.

[@jranjos2]

Some civilians that get rough interrogation are thugs even if they were unarmed, they're called fogueteiros and usually drug guys employ kids to this kind of job. their duty is to launch firecrackers and make noise if they spot police going up the favelas to give bad guys a chance and early warning. It's funny to see people react to Brasil as depicted in this movie and have them think this is the reality of the entire country. I was fortunate enough to never have this kind of life. What fucks us as a country is not that everyone is poor, but some people are so far deep in misery that they get forgotten by society. In Rio de Janeiro, you can have a luxury condo for people with more money than god and right beside it a hill with thousands of poor people trying to get by.

[@ThugLifeModafocah]

not at all. What really fucks up us as a country are the politicians and its corruption.

[@luanadurrewalddacosta5824]

Once I heard that when the BOPE wants to be *really mean* when they go up the slums, they dress as common cops. Because the dealers will flee if they see the BOPE, but if it's just the common cop, they'll try to face them.

[@GamesbyMarcWolff]

I'd still like to see more SEAL Team here, and more episodes of The Unit. Especially with The Unit, you get to skip half the episode avoiding the wife subplots, which means we as your audience get to watch longer clips and you get to do longer reactions to those clips because there's less story to cover.

[@ryusabusa5625]

The Unit is one of my favorites to this day next to Seal Team when it comes to modern warfare tv series its a shame it was canceled I really loved The Unit I would always sing the Intro music😂😢

[@ChilePatagon]

Many of the tactics to gather information from civilians in the film are French doctrine, which the French applied after the Indochinese War to the French in Algeria and which together with the School of the Americas was used a lot in Latin America. In Chile during the government of General Pinochet it was used a lot. Now in democracy we are living one of our worst moments as a society with terrorism and crime, as we are too soft on crime.

[@claytonemerick6376]

Sean, I just wanna say that I read Rising Above the other day and once I started I could not stop until I read the end. One of the best books I’ve read in the past year. I am looking forward to reading Better Broken once I am able to purchase it. I wish you luck and I am looking forward to more videos. Take care!

[@henry247]

10:25 Fun Fact: Many BOPE operators are usually former brazilian SF either from the navy or from the army... And plz react to Elite Squad 2!

[@AndersonFaFerreira]

19:10 dont worry, if someone call 911 he will got an abulance and go to the nearest emergency and all for free.

[@LeDiamondDog]

17:31 the most realistic training in the world 😂💀

[@CDN296]

Still remember doing defensive ops at infantry school staying up for 4 days just digging. Hallucinations, massive fatigue, people acting strange and talking strange, guys falling asleep while digging or getting caught sleeping in their pits . It sucked at the time now i just laugh about it 😂

[@sapereaudediogenes7282]

I heard that the Director while making the Second Movie was recieved Death threats and one time a Groupe of Armed Gun Man in Civilian Clothing even appeard at the Studio searching for him. Luckily he was not at work that day. I saw it in an Interview they even had CCTV footage of them. He also said that, thats the reason he stopped with the Second movie and did not continue making the Third one.

[@spins321]

The mix of weapons was really interesting. I wonder if it is meant to illustrate funding (you get what you get) or a high-lo mix of long/short range necessities.

[@keterlyz]

BOPE has a mix of gun power. They're definetely at war 24/7. They have SMG's, AR's, PT's, 12 gauges, LMG's, and of course precision rifles. Not a long ago, a BOPE's sniper killed a thug who was trying to hijack an entire bus, and in the end, he took everybody inside that bus as hostages. The sniper was on top of a fire fighter engine, under a red blanket, one shot - one kill. Search this, you'll see a lot of content about this case. "BOPE Sniper at Rio-Niterói Bridge"

[@greatBLT]

They are well funded enough to get primo stuff like new guns from HK and FN, but it seems like they have loads of stuff collected from the military and drug gangs, and they let their guys select from the pile.

[@michaelwiggins4353]

Please review Hamburger Hill......from a 71 year old veteran....thank you......

[@Bobbymaccys]

Top tier movie!

[@lucianobandeira4736]

13:15 "Parei onde o sujeito diz:" Em um país de terceiro mundo onde tudo pode". Como se os EUA não fizessem coisa pior, sujeito arrogante e preconceituoso, esse cara falou muita merda comentando algo que não tem ideia, chega a ser deprimente. No mais o termo "terceiro mundo" surgiu na guerra fria, sendo os países que não estavam nem do lado dos EUA nem do lado da antiga União Soviética, que inclusive está em desuso atualmente, e pra finalizar é apenas um filme que retrata o Rio de Janeiro e não o país todo.

[@fog_eye]

Achei um absurdo o desrespeito desse cara em falar de um País que ele nem conhece dessa forma.

[@joaocastro2440]

Éééé .... Brazil! É um pais com tamanho continental! Muito difícil cuidar de tudo , fazer o certo... Ainda mais ... Com o salário dos Honrosos policiais... Que vão pra guerra todo dia e ganham 4 mil reais.... Nao pelo dinheiro.... Eles realmente sao nossos linhas de frente! Nossos heróis! Quem faria este trabalho! Eu ? Vcs? Nao né.... Entao devemos respeito e admiração por esses homens que vao pra guerra todos os dias! Parabéns! Políticos corruptos! Já chega né! Melhorem as condições pessoais e financeiras desses GRANDES HOMENS LINHA DE FRENTE! BOPE! ORGULHO BRASILEIRO! DEUS SEJA LOUVADO!

[@haveahotCupoffreedom]

That guys never gunna fall asleep again lol

[@marcosdheleno]

19:15 yeah there arent good hospitals in the favelas... you know WHERE there are good hospitals though? THE REST OF THE ENTIRE CITY THE FAVELAS ARE LOCATED IN. you know favelas arent this inospitable locations or some islands. they are simply densely populated but relatively small city blocks that use the natural hills in the city. and it doesnt take that long to go from a favela into one of the many public hospitals around.

[@szveszs]

Something that some people "forget" to understand it's the gross "context" of the first Elite Squad. The stuff is, Elite Squad 1, yes, it's really based on real stuff. What's the point of killing people without many questions in the film for example? Is that normal? ... (Sometimes... sadly) The film takes place at the time that Pope John Paul II came to Brazil (I think 1997) as we see, and, boys & girls: did he wanted to stay in a good hotel or something else? No, he wanted to stay in an archbishop's house, basically, in a freaking slum (or favela, whatever you want). So, imagine, if the Pope takes a "stray bullet" or whatever during his stay in Brazil? In other words, the Pope himself put BRAZIL in a very bad position, that is, what preceded his coming to Brazil was that: a "clean sweep", and for god sake, I don't want to compare shit but Ukraine did something like that with their dogs to receive a football event in 2012: the "EuroCup", almost 300k dogs was vanished from the face of earth. Again, about the movie, that clean sweep wasn't necessarily something that brought so many changes to the place afterwards 'cause, after the Pope left, basically an entire faction was exterminated, so another went there nice and easy and took its place, nothing changed, and BOPE knew that, they "changed 6, for half a dozen" (this is quote that we use in Brazil, I don't know how to translate in english this) just because of the Vatican and what the Christian religion means in the eyes of the world. The whole events that we just saw in the movie happened just to leave Pope's ass, safe.

[@gabrielzinsx7]

O bope é sinistro aqui no Brasil os cara e foda☠️

[@MichaelGalt]

Hellllll YESSSS! This is my favorite realistic action movie of all time! Can't wait to see what you guys think of it!

[@MichaelGalt]

BOPE IS special forces. They are technically military police. That is why they don't give a shit about taking out dirty cops. Those literally are NOT their people. They were originally trained by the Spanish Special Forces... back when they were under Francisco Franco.

[@MichaelGalt]

The last scene was definitely cold AF. He started as the guy who was the intellectual, who wanted to be a lawyer, who did see the "grey zone" just philosophically disagreed with it. His friend was the real zealot who was all in on the violence and making it black and white. That last scene just shows his full transformation. He went from the nerd who was a bit timid and overly analytical, to the stone cold killer who could out think any of his prey.

[@GEAR04]

Awesome react! Do a react on the second movie, they made two. As a friend said already, this is a light version of the reality in the slums, but the most realistic ever show to the world of how things are done. It is a daily WAR there for cops, much like gaza strip. Good work on the react!

[@sd5458]

Pausing at 2:45 and watching the movie first. Thanks guys!

[@MagaldiMateus]

Not all of Brazil is like that, mostly just in some areas of the big cities, we have pretty safe places too. Just saying. Movie is great though, kind of mild, shit can get a lot worse.

[@SpicyMilk_ttv]

Cant wait to see yalls next react. thanks for all the great content yall create. stay safe brothers, and Merry Christmas.

[@deanheckel1305]

Oh yeah. Something to entertain me on a boring Sunday! Gotta secure my drink first ...

[@ReyDavidDominguez]

please consider this movie is placed in 1997

[@sda3082]

Interesting to see you guys impressed with the hard training, my cousin was in the special forces in the army he came back kinda weird after 3 months with them

[@totoroutes5389]

For your next reactions: Kingdom of Heaven. macV sog. kandahar giant.

[@cortes_da_direita]

The best hospitals for gun wounds in the world is in Rio de Janeiro. They have a lot of experience.

[@zeusmatrix123]

O patife acha um absurdo a falta de regras nos ""países de terceiro mundo"" e acham que não sabemos dos crimes cometidos nos EUA contra a população negra e as prisões como de Guatanamo.

[@C45PE12]

Please check out Danger Close, Battle of Long Tan! Very accurate depiction of tactics.

[@jussararogerio9971]

Lol..... "in a 3rd world country... it makes sense..." What???????? US citizens don't even have universal health care. What rights do they have????? As far as I'm aware US citizens have fewer rights than Brazilians... (and they don't have enough / or basic universal). Anyway, being an US citizen (that have guaranteed many rights to european citizens), would make me wonder "Why can't the US citizens have as minimal rights as Brazilians? Why they can NOT have the same rights as Europeans????"

[@g00gleisgayerthanaids56]

Universal health care is bullshit and a huge burden on the taxpayer. It has nothing to do with any rights, nobody has a right to anyones labor in the usa, and healthcare only exists via the labor of civilians. I personally, havent been sick since 2009... why should i have to pay for other peoples healthcare? Why should anyone pay for mine? I had 70,000+ usd in medical debt due to a motorcycle accident, i paid it off, why should the taxpayer have to pay that? Maybe read the US bill of rights... maybe do some research. 3rd world is an outdated/obsolete term, it isnt relevant after the cold war ended. It was used to describe nations that were independent or neutral during the cold war. 1st world described allied western nations opposing the soviet union, 2nd world described the soviet union and its allies while 3rd world described everyone else. People misappropriated the 3rd world term to describe underdeveloped nations marked by poverty and instability but that isnt/wasnt accurate. A developed neutral nation during the cold war would still have been considered 3rd world. Brazil is not considered a 3rd world nation today.

[@WillPolli1]

Eles sao bons, mas parece que a maior parte da audiência nao conseguiu entender a crítica construtivas, então fizeram o segundo filme pra esfregar na cara de todo mundo que as lleis devem ser respeitadas principalmente por quem está do lado da lei.

[@danilomissi]

Is Brazil Considered a Third World Country? No. Due to its production capabilities and growing economic strength, Brazil can be considered a developing nation.Sep 6, 2023

[@g00gleisgayerthanaids56]

1st-3rd world are outdated terms, they dont accurately describe the situation anymore, havent really been relevant since the end of the cold war. Brazil was a third world country during the cold war, not because it wasnt developed or developing (it absolutely was developing) but because they werent a strict geopolitical ally of the west nor were they aligned with the soviets. Economical infrastructural development played a minor role in the definitions of these terms.

[@ArturVarejao]

Thisovie is great but openned the ultra right wong box on brazil.

[@chudawonn]

I felt more unsafe living in Detroit that I felt living in my home city São Paulo actually this “third world” designation is very funny because I had to come back to Brasil to get free healthcare treatment there’s in fact pretty good hospital in the “favelas” as some Americans say it themselves America is a third world country in a Gucci belt 😂😂😂

[@g00gleisgayerthanaids56]

3rd world described independent or neutral nations during the cold war, while many of those 3rd world countries were marked by instability, poverty, or underdevelopment, that isnt exactly what the term described. Brazil was developing during the cold war and today it isnt considered 3rd world, no nation is considered 3rd world anymore as the cold war has long been over. Its an outdated/obsolete term. Nobody is 1st, 2nd, or 3rd world anymore. Dont get pissy because ignorant people misuse terms that they dont actually know how to use. Brazil _was_ a third world country as they were officially neutral during the cold war.

[@KevenDiego123]

17:37 They are firecrackers to warn the arrival of the police in the favela.

[@rl1271]

True Lies next please

[@marcodesousalago3703]

Muito legal mesmo esse react...🌹🤗👍

[@maxpotter6181]

Had not heard of this one, but will definitely be checking it out

[@Mr.Pickles519]

Well, dude.. BOPE is historically an actual government death squad.

[@ReqSonaTMxD]

wtf?

[@Mr.Pickles519]

@ReqSonaTMxD yeah, South America is no joke.

[@ryyhnm]

Elite Squad 2

[@quickzcopinn1273]

To be clear.. when you mentioned in the movie"it's hard to watch when they are taking civilians to torture in order to get information", actually that guy that is being torture is a thug.. he appears in a scene earlier in the movie (I don't recall exactly which one), using the same blue shirt, with a rifle on his hand. The Bope officers didn't torture an innocent to find Baiano, they knew that the guy they tortured is a criminal. I'm not here to say it was right or wrong to do it, but to clarify.

[@J_Bum]

Checkout Hardcore Henry, it’s a First-Person movie.

[@axcx5951]

Russian made :)! - fpv, so nobody can watch it without a headache ;)

[@matteopuzzolante5598]

FINALLY the review I was waiting for!! I see you guys have subtitles but as a Brazilian Portuguese speaker let me know if any doubt about the scenes ❤

[@dmichael7144]

Do they beat shit out of you in SERE school?

[@robertofigueiredo5212]

react 174 last stop movie ...is fire.

[@valente.victor]

A few years ago the army and the navy were called to pacify some of the favelas in Rio. Some places became literal war zones, and special forces operations were conducted on a daily basis. In one of these operations, army SF waited for nightfall and infiltrated the woods used as a escape route for the traficantes. When day came, the police started moving into the favela and the traficantes couldn't hold their positions. Their only option was to run into the woods. It was a happy day for all law-abiding citizens of Brazil.

[@paulocosta1512]

Last week, a couple of police officers got into a gunfight with BOPE... It was all recorded by a security camera. CRAZY!

[@Roger-il8iw]

People really have no clue what police deal with. Love having Sean’s police experience.

[@MikeC.11]

Looks like fun. Amazon Prime. Thanks for the recommend.👍

[@wandersonsouza3735]

Please,react to Elite Squad 2.

[@arsnakehert]

What's somewhat crazy is that when this movie came out, it leaked in the bootleg market before release, so _everyone_ was able to watch it And although the movie tried to be critical of the police, showing how violent and fascist-like it could act, not valuing the lives of favela residents, the general population of the country, fed up with all the violence which happens daily all over it, interpreted Cpt. Nascimento as a hero, and so became something of a national hero. This frustrated the actor, Wagner Moura, but he still rode the wave of popularity until he was able to get more unambiguously "bad guy" roles. I think the idea of Cpt. Nascimento created the "myth" of a Brazilian hero who could save the country from violence, and Jair Bolsonaro, being a politician who was a former army captain, was able to ride that particular wave and step into those shoes all the way into the Brazilian presidency. But, if I may say so myself, he was pretty disappointing and rather cowardly in the game of politics.

[@axcx5951]

Great movie, all parts. Also City of God - Cidade de Deus highly recommended.

[@Oldmanflying]

Tropa De Elite is part of a series of movies the director Jose Padilla made. 1) Children of God 2) Bus 143 3) Elite Squad 4) Elite Squad 2. The movies show Brazil through different angles. The first movie was the children, rich and poor, the second was the downtrodden and criminals, the third was the Narcos, and the fourth was the corruption in the government. The book is where the money is at. I don’t know if y’all know, all the movies and stories are about the young black BOPE officer and his time in BOPE. The book and movies are 10/10 Edit: the grenade part is real and was verified and CPT Fabio has one of the best redemption arch’s.

[@OAlmeida04]

PMERJ É A MELHOR! 💀🇧🇷

[@TBendez]

Seen it a dozen times. It's excellence in the making.

[@mikhailarutyunyan4126]

City of god (cidade de deus) it's a much better film

[@mikhailarutyunyan4126]

I have a book by one of caveiras (sculls as they call themselves). It is fantastic. Only In Portuguese unfortunately

[@ripstein86]

In case you are interested in some more from the favellas, watch The City of God (Cidade de Deus). Not recommending it for a react video, just as a look-see about the favellas. That movie is fucking scary, especially with the end interviews, with the real life people the characters were based on.

[@katherineeeeee381]

Its really strange you guys saying somethings about the "Third World Special Police" and "critizing" some actions showed in the movie when we know that Americans and your Army did that and more with Iraqis, Iranians, Afghans, Guatemalans etc etc etc and all countries that had American interventions at some point (countless countries, actually). And I didnt talk about police violence against black community in your very "First World Counstry". So I guess there are also very strong "Third World characteristics" in the Army and the American Police...

[@gandhinho5466]

Mate, it is good to clarfy that this movie does not represent BRAZIL reality... the movie represents the BLOODY RIO DE JANEIRO reality, and the BLODDY RIO DE JANEIRO is not BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro is not Brazlian capital, it is not the Brazilian big city, it is not the most developed city, it is not the richiest Brazilian city.

[@gandhinho5466]

Mate, it is good to clarify that this movie does not represent the BRAZILIAN reality or BRAZIL... the movie represents the BLOODY RIO DE JANEIRO reality, and the BLODDY RIO DE JANEIRO is far from what BRAZIL really is. Rio de Janeiro is not Brazlian capital, it is not the Brazilian biggest city, it is not the most developed city, it is not the richiest Brazilian city. RIO JANEIRO is just a state capital, and the state is a mess overall. However, the movie pictures very well the reality in RIO DE JANEIRO, no one can deny.

[@LueMeldane]

This sounds so condescending. In a "third world country"? People can do whatever they want? What do you take Brazil for? We have our problems, yes, but we do not live in chaos. But I surely shouldn't expect any solid geopolitical knowledge from Americans, right? 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@dominickmoura165]

👍🏽👍🏽 BOPE are the Military Police SPECOPs units and CORE are the Civil Police SPECOPs counterparts. Very good at what they do. Great people. Government in Brasil treats them like the Marines. They purchase and work on their own equipment. Sad.