What is the name of the villainous drug lord in the 2009 film Fast & Furious?

Arturo Braga is the villainous drug lord in the 2009 film Fast & Furious.

Braga runs a heroin-smuggling operation across the United States and Mexico. Dominic Toretto and Brian O’Conner independently investigate the organization, with Brian working undercover as an FBI agent and Dom seeking answers about Letty’s apparent death.

John Ortiz portrays Braga, while Joaquim de Almeida plays his associate Arturo Braga under the same name in the film’s identity-related plot. This detail contributes to one of the movie’s notable character deceptions.

Braga should not be confused with Hernan Reyes, the Brazilian criminal at the center of Fast Five, or Carter Verone, the antagonist of 2 Fast 2 Furious. Each is a separate villain from a different installment.