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Margarida Bonetti. The dark case of a woman from an abandoned house
The abandoned house is the biggest cliché, the most obvious allegory in horror films, and this one is no exception. It all started on Christmas Eve 2021, when Folha de São Paulo journalist Chico Felitti was strolling through Ighienopolis, one of the richest neighborhoods in São Paulo. On a street corner, a woman tried to stop city officials from cutting down a tree. According to the lady in an interview with a journalist, “cutting down the tree was a fraudulent scheme of the mayor’s office, since environmental legislation did not allow it.” After that, the two continued to communicate. This may be a normal situation. However, on another day, walking along the same street – past an abandoned house among large and luxurious buildings – the journalist’s attention was attracted by a bright face, “like the moon reflecting the light of street lamps.” . As he approached the ground, Chico noticed that it was the face of the same woman who had spoken to him about the ecological situation and with whom he had already exchanged several phone calls: Marie, as she insisted on being called.
Felitti quickly realized that “something was wrong.” A huge abandoned house in one of the richest areas of Sao Paulo? The woman who lives in it? A face full of ointment? Will neighbors marginalize a woman for being “eccentric”? Would you have mental problems? Was she abandoned by her family? The journalist decided to investigate and did not take long to wait that all paths would lead to one story and a name different from the one he knew: behind this mysterious figure, living in a mansion without sewerage, there are two dogs and tile defects, hides a woman, who has been on the run from the FBI for over 20 years, her real name is Margarida Bonetti, the granddaughter of Barao de Bocaina, who belongs to one of the richest families in São Paulo. Because? For being accused of committing a “heinous crime” in the United States, in the small town of Gaithersburg, where she kept for several years with her husband Rene Bonetti, a domestic servant, in a private prison. Realizing this, the journalist decided to tell his story in the podcast A Mulher da Casa Abandonada, which already has five episodes weekly, and which has become completely viral not only in the country, but also in different parts of the world. The work is considered “a report based on the minutes of a high-profile case of public interest”, and, a half-year investigation, in addition to passing through this area in São Paulo, “travels” around the suburbs of Washington, as well as to a company that manufactures rockets and satellites for NASA. where Marie’s ex-husband currently works.
Investigation “A mansion, a brick house that occupies an entire block (…) In addition to the property, which has over 20 rooms, the abandoned house also has a football field-sized backyard full of avocado trees. This is one of the last building-free lots in the building-dominated area, where a two-bedroom apartment costs two million reais,” begins with Chico Felitti’s description in the first episode, titled “Mulcher.”
As he said, “the spirit of a real estate broker hovers over him”, he asked himself: “How is it that they have not built a building here yet?”. And then the investigation began. In this episode, Chico introduces us to Mari by showing us tapes of the conversations he had with her until she found out he was a journalist. The records also include reports from some neighbors who describe her as a “witch” and confess to having known the true story behind the dilapidated doors for many years and therefore never approached her. Except for one person: Felipe, a gentleman who sweeps the streets of the area and helps the residents with any work. This is the only one in all of Igienopolis who, despite knowing history, never stopped caring about you. “I’m sorry. When I pass, we talk. She loves plants very much, and so do I,” says the worker. In addition, Felipe admits to the journalist that he was the only person who Margarida gave permission to enter the land. he went out to the backyard, which looks abandoned. He asked me to cut down a tree for him. She is very suspicious, but she seems to like me. I let you talk. I’m sorry that I’m such a lonely person, “complained the so-called ” caretaker”, who also warned of the deterioration of the mansion. “There are large holes in the roof. One day I noticed that she stacks umbrellas in piles so that water does not flow through them. During heavy rains, we see how she takes water out of the rooms with a bucket” Felipe also said that one day a woman explained to him that the ointment on his face would be because of a skin problem he had.
Margarida and René Bonetti got married and initially lived together in the same house in Sao Paulo, as revealed in the second episode, A Casa. As an engineer, Bonetti received a job offer in the US and eventually moved with his wife in 1979. Prior to this, since they were from high society, the company that hired him allowed the couple to hire an employee. help with the housework and that’s what happened. An illiterate Brazilian woman who still hides her identity is eventually captured by them, not knowing what nightmare she will live in in the years to come.
crimes According to the Brazilian newspaper O Liberal, Margarida Bonetti and her husband used various punishments on the victim at the time, such as: forced her to sleep in the basement of the house, did not pay her salary, forced to work more than 12 hours a day, beat her when didn’t like something, poured hot water in her face, didn’t let her wash, forced her to wash three cars in the house regularly, locked the refrigerator to prevent her from eating and refused treatment after she took so many tares that she had left broken bones or large wounds. When the crime was solved in 2001 by the couple’s neighbor, who eventually denounced the case and helped the Brazilian avoid conviction for the crime, Margarida returned to Brazil.
In turn, according to Oh Povo, René, a Brazilian who naturalized as an American, “was sentenced to six and a half years in prison in the United States and had to pay compensation in the amount of $100,000 to the US state and $110,000 to the victim.” . .
According to Chico Felitti, in the third edition of the podcast, which he called Uma Rua em Silêncio – from where he went to the US to get more information about the process – the latest information about Ren Bonetti realized that he was working for an American. a technology company that provides services to NASA.
The journalist says that when visiting the city, residents “avoided giving information about the situation”, saying that they “know nothing.” Except for the citizen who even confirmed that she helped this man escape from the house where he was held captive. It was in a town near Gaithersburg that the journalist was able to access the entire process, which is over 300 pages long.
In the fourth episode, Uma Mulher e um Homem Livres, in addition to continuing the investigation of Rene – fifteen years after he was released from prison – the journalist Foglia also decided to find out more about the man who was exploited by Margarida Bonetti, who today lives under the protection of the US government. which allowed him to divulge some parts of the conversation he had with you. For the Brazilian, “the past is in the past” and today she tries to be “a happy woman without thinking about it.” “I’m fine!” says the lady.
But why was Margaret never arrested? According to O Liberal, according to Brazilian law, “the justice system cannot investigate the cases of its citizens in order to bring them to trial in other countries.” In other words, the Brazilian justice system could not place Marie in the hands of the FBI so that she could answer for her crimes in North America. On the other hand, her husband’s case was different as he was naturalized as a US citizen. Despite being wanted by the FBI, moving away from the journalist and not answering her cell phones, Chico says the woman always knew her case was on the podcast and even allowed the journalist to publish the story. In addition, Felitti managed to contact some family members who preferred to stay out of the situation. However, some say that for several years, after returning from the United States, Margarida lived in a mansion with her mother until she died.
After a research paper published on various digital platforms such as Youtube, Spotify or Apple Podcast went viral, Marie’s house has become a kind of “tourist place”. Many people started driving to the place, taking pictures, filming, threatening Margarida, graffiti on the walls, etc. There are even fan-made pages that collect photos and information about his life. For this reason, the journalist explains, “no one else saw the woman.” Margarida Bonetti is believed to have run away, leaving her two bitches behind. The animals were rescued over the weekend by the Brazilian NGO Instituto Luísa Mell.
other cases But this is not an isolated story. The fifth series released by Chico is called “Other, many women” and in it the journalist depicts other famous cases in Brazil. According to Diário Carioca, this case “reveals the tip of the iceberg of the reality that still exists in the country.” Over 19 years, 2,330 women have been rescued in a situation similar to that of a poor domestic worker who once sailed to the United States. “Since 1995, 57,600 people have been rescued from modern slavery in the country. Data provided by the Department of Labor and Social Security’s Inspection Unit for the Eradication of Slave Labor shows that Brazil, not only preserving the legacy of the last country in the West to abolish slavery, continues to practice the practice. daily,” the newspaper writes.
According to a Brazilian newspaper, since 2003 “the state has begun to pay unemployment insurance to rescued people, and thus a more reliable database has been created.” Since then, 2,330 women have been found working in “slave” conditions. “Of these, 61% said they were black, 36% were born in the Northeast, and 56% were illiterate or had less than five years of schooling,” Diário Carioca elaborates.
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Four years have passed since Stadium tour belonging RAMMSTEIN started in Germany. Much more since the itinerary was originally announced, and given the pandemic, it has been just under 365 days since tickets for the Portugal concert went on sale. However, after such a long wait for the return of the German band to the national soil, the day finally came when the titans of industrial metal honored us with their presence again. It was the stadium debut of a band that first visited us with two performances in 1998 at Paradise Garage and Hard Club and the national audience saw it grow step by step. Despite the absence we’ve been left with for the past decade (the last show here dates back to 2013 at the then Pavilhão Atlântico), the arrival of the Germans turned Lisbon into a black sea. In fact, a simple trip to the supermarket in the morning would be enough to realize that people from all over the country (and not only) have gathered there, the Portuguese almost all with backpacks on their backs, converging to host a group that is about to celebrate three decades careers. According to some, recent accusations that Till Lindemannthe band’s lead singer, has become the subject of much conversation on social media and the media in recent months – a story unfortunately repeated in the entertainment world.
Let’s face it, it was the national date for the third route Stadium tour on the Old Continent RAMMSTEIN arrived in Portugal in disgrace rather than grace. Even so, the metro ride to Estádio da Luz was electrifying. Inside, we were greeted by a sea of people all along the useful perimeter, with bars packed to capacity and a cool breeze that began to rise in the late afternoon, chasing away any shadow of a potential stadium elephant. Whether you think about it or not, or realize that the future seems increasingly uncertain for the band (or for the band with Till), the truth is that everything is set to welcome you with open arms. You can understand why if you look ahead. A gigantic stage dominates the stadium with several towers dotted across the lawn. Up there, the gray sky is preparing to receive all the explosives that will be detonated all night. Let’s face it, it’s not every day that we go to a show where we have to spend a few very long minutes to even grasp the size and scope of everything that lies ahead of us. And yes, even though the lineup had been circulating widely since the start of the tour, expectations were still high for it. performance in itself. But let’s start because this scene is really impressive; built to recreate an impressive dystopian cityscape that could very well have emerged straight from the classic silent “Megapolis”from Fritz Lang, which is easily confused with the futuristic structure of the current SLB home. Result with the French ABELAR playing piano versions of the classic headliners (on a dais at midfield left), it was just right for a band with such a penchant for imposing, dramatic gestures to shine in all their glory.
We could try to distort the text as much as we like, and at times it may even seem pointless to write about a show of force like that RAMMSTEIN. They are a HUGE, fiery band when needed; the choreography is thought out to the smallest detail – and, in truth, they have set the standard for what a great concert can be over the past two decades. with every tour becoming even larger and more imposing than the previous one, by this time nothing will allow them to give anything but an exceptional concert. Despite the restrictions, this unmissable event of the year also proved to be no exception to this rule, and once again the idea that no one represents a live show like these people was strengthened. The main export of German metal became famous for two reasons; they cause more explosions than a fireworks factory fire and play music at such a volume that it can often be heard 17 kilometers from where they play. Well, the same thing happened here, with a powerful and loud sound (perhaps too low in the place where we were present at the concert), well supported by sound towers strategically placed so that everyone can hear everything in loud and clear sound. . With the volume pumped up, you could feel the bass rumble through the foundation of the stadium. Taken into account: nothing much has changed on the stage since we last saw them, but everything has gotten bigger, much bigger.
01. ram song | 02. Links 2-3-4 | 03. Punish me | 04. Poisonous | 05. Yearning | 06. My heart burns | 07. Puppet | 08. angst | 09. Time | 10. Germany | eleven. Radio | 12. my part |13, Do you have | 14. sonne /// Anchor 1 /// 15. Engel | 16. Foreigner | 17. You smell so good | 18. Without you ///Bis 2/// 19. Rammstein | 20. I want | 21. Goodbye
Four minutes late – 9:34 p.m. seems to have been strategically chosen to ensure that the musicians would only take the stage at night – and the stadium went dark. To the sounds “Music for the Royal Fireworks”now made an anthem RAMMSTEIN, the group’s symbol hangs on the screen of the structure’s giant central tower. The stage lights up as we see Lindemann being lowered in the elevator. The first flames appear and RAMMSTEIN start engines, as is known, with the help of “Rama Song”. Cell phones stay in the air, capturing the moment, but bodies move to the sound of always benevolent “Links 2-3-4”with priceless Christian “Doctor Flake” Lorenz to remain unstoppable on the treadmill next to the keyboard, while the audience alternately dances and shakes their heads, lulled by undeniable hooks. Journey into the past withPunish me” e”Yearning“, how in “poisonous” in the middle of the passion subsided a little. This or all approached what he saw. After that there is a feeling “My heart burns” and alivePuppet” they made everyone sing in unison again. For two hours, the sold-out crowd at the Estádio da Luz not only saw the band play some of their greatest hits. It really happened. Played almost all big games hitsA “Germany”A “Do you have”A “My Part”A “Sonne”A “I want” and even the song of the same name, but it was the show itself – performance – which turned out to be completely out of this world.
The level of pyrotechnics is indescribable: Lindemann wears a wheel on his back, spewing fire in all directions, and the guitarists Paul Landers e Richard Kruspe armed with two huge flamethrowers attached to their guitars and firing huge flames. There are more innocent things like huge guns confetti which envelop the entire stadium with paper tapes. And everywhere there is fire, a lot of fire. At times, heat was felt on the face, anywhere from the lawn to the stands farthest from the main structure, and waves of pyrotechnics lit up not only the stage, but also the four towers that towered above the crowd and left them. dark puffs of smoke hang in the sky. There was literally a feeling that we were among the rubble of some devastated post-futuristic city. Then there were more earthy things, with a small stage arranged in the middle of the hall (slightly to the left of those who are facing the stage), where musicians joined the crowd. ABELAR interpret “Engel”, which opened the first Encore. After that, the band members returned to the main stage in inflatable rubber boats and attacked the luxurious trio, consisting of “Foreigner“,”You smell so good»e«Without you“. in a second bis planned, but still very much in demand) there was still time to listen to “Rammstein“,”I want“and, at the moment of farewell, very appropriate”Goodbye“.
The images in the gallery are from GEORGE BOOTS.
Brazilian actor Thiago Rodriguez, 42, was exposed by CCTV footage near the site where he was allegedly attacked and robbed. After all, he had just fallen from the structure on which he was sitting, and hit his head and face on the ground, which led to injuries.🇧🇷 He ended up lying on the floor for about 30 minutes until he was rescued by two people passing by who helped him. The case angered the Brazilians.
It was the Brazilian Civil Police itself that released the CCTV images showing that the thesis defended by the Brazilian actor, who is currently starring in the TVI soap opera Quero É Viver, is not true. Police Chief Bianca Lima confirmed to Record TV’s Domingo Espetacular that the fall was the cause of the actor’s injuries, not the robbers’ aggression.
The images were captured by cameras at a commercial establishment located in Plaza Santos Dumont in Rio de Janeiro, 200 meters from the Jockey Club where Thiago went to party and was expelled from. According to the records, it was 5:40 in the morning when the actor sat on a metal structure, which is located in the square, lost his balance and fell face down on the ground. Only at about 6:10 am he was rescued by two people passing by. However, it is not clear if these people stole the actor’s mobile phone, which has since disappeared, or if Thiago simply lost it in the fall.
As a result of the fall, the actor received cuts on his head and was even forced to put a few stitches on his head. After that, Thiago went to file a complaint with the police, claiming that he was attacked and robbed by criminals. But that theory didn’t make much sense as the actor still had the wallet and backpack he had that night. “A backpack with things, a wallet and a rope were with him. And we wondered if anyone who goes for such violence would take only a mobile phone,” the police chief explained.
Brazilian authorities have denied the story of an alleged attack that allegedly targeted Thiago Rodriguez. The police, agreeing with the video, which is already circulating on social networks, indicate that the actor did fall alone.
Security cameras in buildings near where Thiago Rodriguez was found show him sitting on an iron and falling forward moments later.
The G1 website guarantees that the authorities will suspend the investigation into a possible robbery, given that “the investigation has proven the absence of criminally significant facts.”
However, it is still necessary to understand where the actor’s mobile phone is located. The police, according to the same media, are trying to understand if it was stolen when Thiago was lying on the ground unconscious.
Recall that the 42-year-old artist said that he was robbed at the exit of a bar in Rio de Janeiro.
Thiago Rodriguez is part of the cast of the soap opera Quero É Viver currently airing on TVI.
Watch the video below, published by the Brazilian press, in which you can see the fall of the actor.
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