Power-hungry drug lord Evandro embarks on a ruthless rise to power in Brazil's crime-ridden favelas. Evandro's ascension puts him on a collision course with Victor, a reckless detective with nothing to lose.

Evandro is an 18-year-old teenager from a crime-ridden favela in Brazil. Evandro's dream to make it as an honest businessman is derailed when his drug-trafficking brother is killed by police; Evandro's mother, Arleta, demands vengeance. After killing the officers responsible, Evandro is revered in the favela and made a leader of the 'Comandos' street gang. Opposite Evandro is Victor Morello, a morally bankrupt and alcohol-dependent detective who crosses paths - the first in a series of violent interactions - with Victor during a bank heist.—Bernardo74