Overview
- Adriana was legally absolved Saturday after a unanimous appellate decision that approved a criminal review led by her lawyer Pedro.
- Adriana placed a hidden camera on her dog Maria Antonieta and the footage showed Pilar meeting with Zeni, evidence that the protagonist says proves Pilar ordered Adriana’s prison assault.
- Judicial investigators won authorization to exhume Arthur’s body, a step that increases scrutiny of Pilar, who is now named among the main suspects in the murder investigation.
- Zeni, the ex‑prisoner who once attacked Adriana for money, reappears seeking payment and begins passing information to Pilar while Adriana moves to confront and unsettle her.
- On the production side, Globo preempted the Oct. 23 broadcast for the final presidential debate and returned the novela on Oct. 24; a Globo writers’ workshop includes contributor Bruno Segadilha and a planned kiss scene was postponed for further character work.