“I want to say that today is the day of relief that I breathe,” were the words of the mother of the Santa Catarina actor, Jeff Machado, after hearing this Thursday (15th) of the arrest of producer Bruno Rodriguez. , appointed customer of the murder of his son.

Mother of Jeff Machado, actor who died at RJ – Photo: Denis Oliveira/NDTV

The suspect has been on the run since June 2. Last Monday (12) Disque Denúncia even offered a reward of 1000 reais to anyone who provides information on Bruno’s whereabouts. As a result, he was arrested this morning in the community of Vidigal in Rio de Janeiro.

“If he thought he had the right to be a fugitive, after so many crimes he committed, after the monstrous death of my son, this false friend, dressed as a lamb, had the audacity to say that he was a friend until the last minute to extort money from my son promising work,” said the actor’s mother, Maria das Dores.

Bruno Rodriguez was in the community of Vidigal, in the southern part of Rio, this Thursday (15) – Photo: R7/Disclosure/ND

Maria also thanked the police for their work in investigating the crime and the support of the press in revealing the fact of the disappearance of her son, which lasted almost four months.

Body found in trunk

According to the investigation, Rodriguez was helped by Jander Vinicius da Silva Braga, who is already in prison, to kill the actor and hide the body. The actor’s corpse was found on the 22nd, bound and with a telephone cord wrapped around his neck. The remains were in a chest buried in a house in Campo Grande (RJ).

“The family was concerned about his freedom, as he was identified as the main mastermind behind this barbaric crime. Now we are calmly waiting for the end of the investigation with the direction of the police investigation to the prosecutor’s office to file a complaint and initiate a criminal case, ”said lawyer Jairo Magalhains, representing Jeff’s family.

Motivation

According to police, the crime was planned in advance. According to Jinder’s testimony, Bruno drugged and killed Jeff by strangling him with a telephone cord.

The prime suspect is that Jeff was murdered after paying almost 20,000 reais for a soap opera role. However, the police concluded that he had been scammed, as the job never existed.

The investigation also revealed that Bruno tried to sell Jeff’s property after his death. The suspect was spotted at a car dealership with the actor’s car.

Bruno Rodriguez’s defense admitted that he participated in the crime of hiding the corpse, but denied any involvement in the death.