Police Detain 43-Year-Old After Brazilian Migrant Found Dead Near Lisbon

Overview

• Lucinete Freitas, 55, a Brazilian who had been missing since December 5, was found dead in a secluded, wooded area of Amadora near Lisbon.
• Portuguese Polícia Judiciária detained a 43-year-old Brazilian woman on strong indications of qualified homicide, profanation and concealment of a corpse.
• Police say the victim’s body was left at the crime scene and covered with objects to hide it, and they characterize the motive as futile.
• Authorities have not disclosed the suspect’s identity or clarified whether she is the “friend” Freitas mentioned before she stopped responding to messages.
• After an intensive investigation, officers located the body and the suspect, and the case is proceeding to a judicial interrogation as the family in Brazil seeks help to repatriate the remains.