The cunning Senator Petrônio Paranhos gives an interview to the beautiful journalist Magali Santanna, who is interested only in his affair with Arlete—an ambitious young woman intent on conceiving the older man's child via in vitro fertilization. To land this scoop, Magali agreed to interview the politician in a motel room, a condition he had insisted upon. However, Paranhos suffers a sudden collapse and dies during the interview. Detective Aristênio Catanduva, who had been keeping the senator under surveillance, investigates the case. Known by the codename "Araponga," he is a bumbling figure working for the Federal Police following his long service to the military regime.
Araponga (Aristênio Catanduva)
Magali Santana
Tuca Maia (Artur da Costa Maia)
Érico
Tamara Paranhos
João Paulo
General Perácio
Zuleide
Peracinho
Arlete
Gavião (Nilo Paiva)
Dayse Sheldon
Doutor Jansen
Elizabeth
Germano
Frei Bernardo
Alves
Marieta
Nininha
Dona Marocas (Maroca Cantanduva)
Jurema
Zé dos Couves
Celene
Mr. Palmer
Tina Macalton
Simão
Bitola
Delegado Pacheco
Coruja
Paulino
Claúdia
Zora Paranhos
Zaca
Preá
Escubidu
Mundica
Lúcia
Dalila
Tia Coló
Pipoca
Décio
Emilia
Senador Petrônio Paranhos
Faisão Dourado
Whitehouse
Mão-de-Gato