Electrician Confesses to Killing Realtor in Praia Grande — Family Disputes Alleged Affair Motive

Overview

• Police say Cassius Maximiliano Brancatti, 48, confessed to killing real estate agent Wanderley Guanais Mineiro, 63, at a construction-site sales post in Praia Grande.
• Brancatti told investigators the victim threatened to reveal an extramarital relationship, a claim the family rejects as false and an attempt to lessen responsibility.
• Security footage shows a man entering around 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 9 and leaving about 20–23 minutes later carrying the victim’s belongings.
• Officers arrested the suspect on Nov. 11 after identifying the car used, and they recovered two cell phones belonging to the victim.
• The case was first logged as latrocínio, but police indicate a likely reclassification to qualified intentional homicide as they analyze digital and forensic evidence.