Overview

• Ana Paula Veloso Fernandes is in custody in São Paulo, formally accused of four poisonings that resulted in deaths in Guarulhos, São Paulo city and Duque de Caxias.
• Michelle Paiva da Silva was arrested in Rio on suspicion of contracting the killing of her father, Neil Corrêa da Silva, after he ate feijoada allegedly supplied by Ana Paula.
• Neil’s body was exhumed in Rio and taken to the Instituto Médico-Legal for toxicology to determine whether poisoning occurred and to identify any substance used.
• Investigators cite audio and texts between Ana Paula and her twin, Roberta Cristina, describing planning under the code word “TCC,” a quoted fee of R$4,000 and a debt offset that reduced payment to R$1,400.
• Police in São Paulo and Rio link Ana Paula to the deaths of Marcelo Hari Fonseca, Maria Aparecida Rodrigues, Neil Corrêa da Silva and Hayder Mhazres, noting a confession in Marcelo’s case and an audio admitting food was mixed into Neil’s beans.