Favela Government
“How a street gang became a government”
2025•30m•8.0•Released
Documentary
Brazil's "Red Command" drug cartel is considered a plague by the government. But for the people of the favelas they control, Red Command *is* the government. They’re the de facto leadership of the area. The gang has taken over the role of the authorities in their shanty towns, where the state has long abandoned them. Away Days got special access to the Rio favelas, hanging out out with young foot-soldiers, speaking to commanders, and seeing how civilians live between the gangs and the equally violent police militias.
Director
Jake Hanrahan
Languages
English, Portuguese
Studio
H11 Studio
Cast
Jake Hanrahan
Reporter / Producer
Louis Hollis
Director of Photography
Thiago Dezan
Field Producer
Jonny Pickup
Executive Producer
Sam Black
Music
Production
Company
H11 Studio
Producer
Thiago Dezan
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