via Eyes On Brazil by tudobeleza on 6/26/08
Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) is a U.S. documentary film directed by Jason Kohn about corruption and kidnapping in Brazil. Jason is American, born and raised, but his parents are Argentine and Brazilian.
An examination of corruption and class warfare in Brazil as told through the stories of a wealthy businessman who bullet-proofs his cars, a plastic surgeon who reconstructs the ears of kidnap victims, and former Governor and Senator Jáder Barbalho, a powerful Brazilian politician from the state of Pará who used a frog farm for money laundering (see SUDAM).
The Movie Trailer
The documentary itself is available on Youtube, although I'm not sure how long it will stay there. Part 1
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