Brazilian actor, 44, who disappeared in January is found dead inside a wooden truck buried
New Delhi: The body of a Brazilian actor who was missing since January this year has been found stuffed inside a wooden trunk buried six feet under the ground in the outhouse of a rented property in the Campo Grande neighbourhood of western Rio de Janeiro. Forty-four-year-old Jefferson Machado was reported missing 27 January by people close to him after a non-governmental agency contacted them and said his eight dogs were left abandoned at his Rio de Janeiro home, according to reports in Brazilian media. Machado reportedly knew the tenant who is now the prime suspect, they said. However, the tenant has yet to be publicly identified. Following the recovery of Machado’s body Monday, the Rio de Janeiro State Civil Police released footage Wednesday of nine people, including seven civil police officers, working together to remove the heavy trunk, which Machado’s family lawyer confirmed belonged to the actor. Forensic workers identified the body with the help of fingerprints. An a...