The body of the South American soap star, missing since January, was finally found stuffed in the trunk and buried in the yard of the house in Campo Grande, Brazilaccording to multiple reports.
According to local media R7, the remains of Jefferson Machado were found by Brazilian authorities on Monday. The trunk in which the body of the 44-year-old actor was found was covered with cement, reports the paper.
In a statement on Facebook, the Machado family’s lawyer, Jairo Magalhae Pereira, confirmed the star’s death. “It is with regret that I share the sad news of the death of actor Jeff Machado, whose body was found with signs of strangulation,” the statement read. “This discovery confronts us with the cruelty present in our society, motivating us to seek the truth. and justice in such shocking cases.”
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“Preliminary information indicates that the actor’s body was found in a tree trunk, buried in a hole of considerable depth. This situation leaves us deeply saddened and outraged by the suffering Jeff is facing,” the statement said.
“My commitment as a lawyer is to tirelessly seek truth and justice. It is my responsibility to ensure that everyone involved in this brutal crime is held accountable and punished, and that Jeff’s family finds the support they need to get through this painful time.”
In a post on the actor’s Instagram page, a family friend, Cintia Hilsendeger, confirmed that Machado was found dead on May 22, 2023. While the Brazilian acting community grapples with the dark revelation, authorities are still trying to solve the mystery surrounding the actor’s disappearance and subsequent death .
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According to R7, the house where Machado’s body was found was rented by a friend of the actor who is currently under investigation and has not been publicly identified.
Machado was first reported missing by loved ones on Jan. 27 after her eight dogs were found alone, the paper said. Before his disappearance, he starred in a telenovela Kings.
Machado lived alone in a house in Rio de Janeiro. Relatives reportedly did not know the actor was missing until they were contacted by an NGO and told that his eight dogs had been abandoned at his home in Rio de Janeiro. Dogs were a regular feature on the actor’s Instagram page.
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Relatives reportedly did not know the actor was missing until they were contacted by an NGO and told that his eight dogs had been abandoned at his home in Rio de Janeiro. Dogs were a regular feature on the actor’s Instagram page.
Machado’s mother, Maria das Dores, 73, revealed her suspicions grew after the impersonator refused to accept a call with her, instead claiming the phone had fallen into the toilet bowl.
The family eventually reported the actor missing after their concerns grew after they noticed that the actor’s cloud password had been tampered with and the location of his mobile phone had been disabled. (AND)
Source: Eluniverso

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