Flordelis de Souza: Brazilian MP accused of ordering husband's murder

[Judi Lynn]

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Flordelis dos Santos de Souza cannot be arrested because she has parliamentary immunity


A Brazilian congresswoman has been accused of orchestrating the murder of her pastor husband, after multiple botched attempts.

Flordelis dos Santos de Souza's husband, Anderson do Carmo, was shot 30 times at their home in Rio de Janeiro in June 2019.

Ms de Souza, 59, said her husband, 42, had been killed in a robbery.

But prosecutors say they have unearthed a murder plot, implicating Ms de Souza and several of her children.

Ms de Souza, a celebrity lawmaker for Rio de Janeiro who found fame as a gospel singer before entering politics, has dismissed the allegations, insisting she is innocent.

More:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53895457

[Judi Lynn]

1. Brazilian evangelical politician accused of masterminding husband's 'barbaric' murder

Singer-turned politician known as Flordelis was alleged ringleader of lurid family plot to kill husband, including poisoning him

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Mon 24 Aug 2020 13.24 EDT

A gospel-singing Brazilian congresswoman has been accused of masterminding the “barbaric” murder of her preacher husband after at least six failed or aborted attempts to kill him with poison or in staged robberies.

Anderson do Carmo was 42 when he was shot dead in June 2019 as he returned to the home he shared with the church crooner-turned-politician Flordelis dos Santos de Souza.

The celebrity congresswoman, who congregants and fans call simply Flordelis, claimed her husband – with whom she had famously raised more than 50 children – had been slain by thieves.

But allegations of a bizarre and lurid family plot to murder the evangelical preacher emerged on Monday as police arrested five of Flordelis’ children and one granddaughter for involvement in the crime.

More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/24/flordelis-case-brazil-evangelical-preacher-politician-accusations

[Judi Lynn]

2. These holy rollers really know how to throw a fine funeral.

Wearing their matching shirts, in happier days for the deceased and wife.







Helping the grief-stricken widow walk to the mega-church.





Mourners wearing their matching funeral shirts.





Heart-broken widow sobs.