After seizing control, Bradock looks to build trust in the community despite his increasingly erratic behavior. Meanwhile, Wilson and Lígia uncover a possible connection between Secretary of Security Reginaldo Cavani, local militias, and a mole in Bradock’s inner circle.

Amid the territory war, Leka and her rap group court a record producer – but get stranded when violence erupts in the favela. Meanwhile, Lígia and Wilson investigate the actions of militias in the West Zone, PQD leverages his military background to support Curió, and Jerusa orchestrates an ambush.

As tensions rise, Wilson meets Lígia, a reporter from Spain looking to investigate corruption in the City of God. Later, Leka questions whether her father’s photographs are exploitative, Barbantinho tries to set up a face-to-face with Curió and Bradock, and Berenice fights to keep her boyfriend Clayton, aka “PQD,” away from crime.

In 2000, Wilson returns to Ciudad de Dios to support Barbantinho's campaign, but ends up in the middle of a violent conflict.