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Rodrigo Pimentel 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. He is also noted to have participated in the Brazilian documentary by João Moreira Salles, News From a Personal War.
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.
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