Arturo Braga

Evil-doer
Full Name	Arturo Braga
Alias	Ramon Campos Braga
Origin	Fast & Furious (2009)
Occupation	Lord of the Braga Cartel
Powers / Skills	Genius-level intelligence Expert tactician Leadership Vast connections Manipulation Deception Charisma
Goals	Kill Dom Toretto and Brian O'Conner. Traffic heroin across the Mexico-US border (all failed).
Crimes	Mass murder Organized crime Drug trafficking Kidnapping Weapons trafficking Human trafficking Money laundering Racketeering
Type of Villain	Arrogant Crime Lord

Arturo Braga, also known as Ramón Campos, is one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside Hernan Reyes) of the Fast & Furious franchise.

He is the leader of The Braga Cartel and a drug trafficker known for running heroin across the Mexico-US border. He is also a friend and associate of Owen Shaw.

He ia portrayed by John Ortiz, who also played Dr. Powell in Bumblebee and Victor Vargas in Law & Order.

Biography

Fast & Furious

Braga is first seen when Dominic Toretto and Brian O'Conner are trying to secure a spot in Braga's driving team. Dom wins and joins Braga's team to race heroin into Mexico. After one of his drivers is arrested Brian joins his team.

Brian and Dom never knew the identity of Braga while they were working for him until they discover that Ramon Campos is actually Braga but he escapes to Mexico before they can apprehend him. He is later recaptured by Brian and Dom as they race back to the U.S via the tunnels. Brian's car crashes and he and Brian survive. His henchmen Fenix Calderon (who apparently murdered Letty Ortiz) is killed by Dominic. Braga is sentenced to life in prison.

Fast & Furious 6

It was revealed that Braga was working with Owen Shaw. Brian is smuggled into prison and asks Braga about Letty. He reveals that Letty survived the crash and explosion but suffered from memory loss. He sent Owen to finish the job but, because Letty had no memory, Owen recruited her. Braga and his men later attacked Brian but he managed to subdue them, with Brian stabbing Braga with a shank after.

F9

Braga does not appear in F9 as he is currently imprisoned. However, he is briefly mentioned by Dom's brother Jakob Toretto (only in the Director's Cut) while recounting past adversaries he has faced such as Johnny Tran, the Shaws (his employer Owen and Deckard) and Cipher when Dom unsuccessfully tries to reason with him.

Personality

Braga is a deceptive and manipulative crime lord, hiding behind the guise of someone who reports to Braga in order to protect his identity. He is cold in business, willing to have his drivers executed by Fenix Calderon to stay off the radar.

Relationships

Allies

• Owen Shaw - Associate
• Fenix Calderon † - Bodyguard
• Dwight Mueller - Former Associate

Enemies

• Dominic Toretto's Crew
  • Dominic Toretto
  • Brian O'Conner
  • Mia Toretto
  • Letty Ortiz - Indirect Alleged Victim (survived)
  • Gisele Yashar - Former Associate and Attempted Victim
• FBI
  • Penning
  • Michael Stasiak
  • Sophie Trinh

Victims

• 3 Unnamed F.B.I Agents - Killed by Braga off-screen.
• Domonic James - Shot to death by Fenix on orders by Arturo Braga.
• Jevon Stokes - Shot to death by Fenix on orders by Arturo Braga.
• Rick Shigura - Shot to death by Fenix Calderon on orders by Arturo Braga.
• Virgil Diaz - Shot to death by Fenix on orders by Arturo Braga.
• Ignacio Cruz - Shot to death by Fenix on orders by Arturo Braga.
• 6 Unnamed F.B.I Agents - Indirectly; ran over by Fenix Calderon on orders by Braga.

Trivia

• Arturo Braga is one of the three recurring antagonists in the franchise, alongside Deckard Shaw and Owen Shaw. Coincidentally, they were all the main antagonists of the movies they first appeared in, but both Deckard and Owen redeemed themselves whereas Braga did not.
• The original end of Furious 7 featured a post-credits scene where a team consisting of Johnny Tran, Carter Verone, Arturo Braga, Zizi, and Deckard Shaw reunite to go after Dominic and Brian, but was rewritten due to the death of Paul Walker.
• Braga is the first antagonist to appear in more than one film in the franchise.
• Despite being the main antagonist, his henchman Fenix Calderon is the one doing most of the dirty work.
• He is the only antagonist in the franchise who has never been encountered by Roman Pearce, Tej Parker and Han Seoul-Oh. In the case of Roman and Tej, it was because they weren't part of Dom's crew yet due to their association with Brian in 2 Fast 2 Furious.

External Links

• Arturo Braga on the Fast & Furious Wiki