The Shootout at Piratininga Airport

The Shootout at Piratininga Airport was a major event that occurred in the city of São Paulo in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. It was a large shootout that started around March 1, 2012, a day after Leap Day and the Shootout at the 55th Battalion Police Headquarters shooting. It was the final shooting that was part of the shootouts related to former NYPD officer Max Payne.
== Description ==
The shootout occurred around 2:07 P.M. on Thursday of March 1, 2012, the next day after the shootout at the 55th Battalion Police HQ. It took place at the Piratininga Airport terminal, which was locked down by the U.F.E. under orders of Victor Branco and Armando Becker, both corrupted politician and officer respectively. Max Payne, the instigator of the shooting, had arrived there to kill Becker as well as kill or apprehend Branco.
== The Shootout ==
=== Start and Luggage Shooting ===
Around 2:07 P.M., Max Payne was dropped off in the front of the Piratininga Airport terminal by detective Wilson Da Silva. Max initially attempted to walk in disguised, but due to him being the only white male that looked disheveled, the UFE guarding the terminal began to shoot at him. Max narrowly jumped onto a luggage conveyor belt that transported him into the processing area, killing the guarding UFE inside. He continued onwards through the back corridors before cutting through a bathroom to get to the main terminal.
=== The Terminal Firefights ===
After navigating through a bathroom, Max instigated a large-scale shootout across the large terminal, wiping out every UFE member present, despite the overwhelming numbers. Max survived and continued onwards by pressing a button for a shutter gate that opened up for him to access the route that would lead him to the tram station. After killing more UFE, the police had cut the power, forcing Max to restore the power and kill the reinforcements. Max eventually boarded a tram.
=== The Tram Fight ===
Max attempted to take a tram to Branco and Becker’s gate to intercept them, when the UFE attempted to derail him. Although UFE had failed the first attempt, they tried again by directly infiltrating his tram to kill him personally. Again, this failed, but the tram was coming to a dead end that would destroy the entire tram. Using quick thinking, Max jumped across the moving rails onto the next tran before he would be killed by the speedy impact. Max proceeded to kill the UFE onboard shortly before the tram arrived at its station.
=== The Hanger and Airstrip Fight ===
After Max disembarked from the tram, he snuck to Victor’s private hangar without being spotted, but noted there was a whole army stationed there. After sneaking into the hangar, Max finally confronted the duo. Victor was ordered to board his plane as it slowly began to navigate to the runway, allowing Becker to buy him some time by attempting to kill Max himself by using a grenade launcher. Although this entire fight slowed Max down and nearly killed him, Max eventually finally got the upper hand after killing waves of UFE. In a last resort, Max ran up a plane boarding staircase and proceeded to jump, shooting Becker’s grenade mid-air. The explosion severed Becker’s arm and took chunks out of his body, dooming him to die a painful death, while Max took a hit from the blast but miraculously survived without fatal injuries. After Max confronted the dying Becker and either executed him or allowed him to die naturally, Da Silva arrived in the nick of time in his car.
=== The Airplane Chase ===
Max quickly picked up Becker’s grenade launcher and rushed into Da Silva’s car in an attempt to catch Victor’s plane before he would escape São Paulo. Max fired grenades from the sunroof of Da Silva’s car, destroying UFE patrol cars, including a helicopter and a riot van.
The two finally caught up to Victor’s plane, where Max proceeded to fire more grenade rounds at the plane before he could escape. After a few grenade blasts, Max finally blew up Victor’s plane, grounding it. Victor survived the blast, but was worn out and wounded. Max initially planned to execute him, but was convinced otherwise by Da Silva to spare him as there is more than enough evidence to convict him and he can suffer in prison. Max reconsidered it and spared him, but after Victor said he will walk, Max responded that he will “walk with a limp,” proceeding to stomp on Victor’s leg, breaking its bone in half.
=== Aftermath ===
Although Max committed serious crimes in this shootout, despite it being for good reason, he was cleared of all charges against him due to overwhelming evidence against Victor, Becker, UFE, and the Crachá Preto. The police presumably arrived to take care of the mess that happened in the airport. Max was freed and allowed to take a vacation up to Bahía, further north. The UFE were disbanded and Victor was found hanged in his cell on March 7, almost a full week later, either out of suicide to avoid serving his hefty sentence, or retribution for his crimes. No civilian casualties were reported, but hundreds of UFE officers were killed, with Becker alongside them.
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