Rodrigo Pimentel

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Rodrigo Pimentel (born 1972) is a former member of BOPE, the elite group of the Brazilian Military Police. Pimentel co-wrote the film Elite Squad, based on a book he co-wrote with sociologist Luiz Eduardo Soares and former BOPE captain André Batista.^[1] He is also noted to have participated in the Brazilian documentary by João Moreira Salles, News From a Personal War (Noticias de uma Guerra Particular).

In an interview regarding Elite Squad, he stated that the main character, Capitão Nascimento, was a person with problems and claimed to be surprised at the public's strong positive reaction towards the character.^{[citation needed]}

References

↑ Barrionuevo, Alexei (14 October 2007). "A Violent Police Unit, on Film and in Rio's Streets". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2010.

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