Cid Moreira’s Sons Seek Criminal Probe of Stepmother Over Alleged Asset Diversion

Overview

• The heirs filed a request with the Rio de Janeiro public prosecutor to open a new investigation into Maria de Fátima Sampaio Moreira’s handling of the broadcaster’s assets.
• They allege illicit enrichment, tax evasion, concealment of property and use of front people, citing irregular real-estate and business transactions.
• Supporting materials include reports by two experts and a private detective, which point to undervalued property sales such as a home appraised at R$4 million sold for R$1 million and the use of shell companies.
• Figures cited in coverage vary, with the sons’ submission referencing about R$100 million and their lawyer telling O Globo the total could exceed R$500 million, even approaching R$1 billion.
• The prosecutor’s office has not decided whether to open a formal inquiry, and O Globo notes a 2024 filing in which prosecutors accused the sons of making a false accusation in earlier complaints, while a 2021 bid to place Cid under guardianship was rejected.