''Linha Direta'' (lit. ''Direct Line'') is a Brazilian

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broadcast by Globo Network. Similar in style and loosely based on the United States program, ''

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'', this program has helped the Brazilian authorities apprehend many criminals at large trying to escape justice. The program was cancelled in 2007, but revived in 2023. There were two special editions of the program: ''Linha Direta Justiça'' that presented famous Brazilian crimes, like the

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, the death of Josef Mengele and the Jules Rimet Trophy theft in Rio de Janeiro; and the ''Linha Direta Mistério'', about stories of the supernatural, like the

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, the legend of the thirteen souls that died on the

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and cases of

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. All shows feature reenactments using actors as well as interviews with journalists and principal characters.

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