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'{{short description|2023 case involving Jeff Machado}} {{use mdy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox civilian attack | title = Jeff Machado case | image_upright = | image_alt = | image = Camporganderiodejaneiro.jpg | caption = Campo Grande neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro | map = | map_caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | english_name = | time = | timezone = | duration = <!-- {{duration|h=x|m=x|s=x}} or {{time interval|date1|date2|options}} --> | date = {{start date and age|January 2023}} | venue = | location = [[Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro|Campo Grande]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil | coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|region:XXXX_type:event|display=inline,title}} --> | also_known_as = | type = [[homicide]] by [[asphyxiation]] | weapon = | theme = | cause = | motive = | first_reporter = | budget = | patron = <!-- or |patrons= --> | organisers = <!-- or |organizers= --> | filmed_by = | participants = | outcome = | casualties1 = | casualties2 = | casualties3 = | reported deaths = | reported injuries = | reported missing = | reported property damage = | burial = | displaced = | inquiries = | inquest = | coroner = | arrests = | suspects = | accused = | perpetrator = {{unbulleted list|Bruno de Souza Rodrigues|Jeander Vinícius da Silva Braga}} | fatalities = | victim = Jeff Machado | charges = | trial = | verdict = | convictions = | publication_bans = | litigation = | awards = | url = | blank_label = <!-- or |blank_data= --> | blank1_label = <!-- or |blank1_data= --> | blank2_label = <!-- or |blank2_data= --> | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | notes = }} The '''Jeff Machado case''' refers to the death of journalist and actor Jeff Machado at the age of 44. The crime took place in the [[Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro|Campo Grande]] neighborhood, in the city of [[Rio de Janeiro]], in January 2023. His body was discovered on 22 May 2023, buried inside a trunk two meters deep and covered with a thick layer of concrete.<ref name=":02">{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2023/05/24/caes-abandonados-mensagens-misteriosas-entenda-o-caso-jeff-machado-cujos-restos-mortais-foram-encontrados-no-rj-apos-4-meses.ghtml|title=Cães abandonados, mensagens misteriosas: entenda o caso Jeff Machado, cujos restos mortais foram achados no RJ após 4 meses|date=24 May 2023|accessdate=25 May 2023|website=G1|language=pt-br}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2023/05/27/investigacao-indica-que-jeff-machado-morreu-no-fim-de-janeiro-veja-linha-do-tempo-do-caso.ghtml|title=Investigação indica que Jeff Machado morreu no fim de janeiro; veja linha do tempo do caso|date=27 May 2023|accessdate=28 May 2023|website=G1|language=pt-br}}</ref> On 1 June 2023, an arrest warrant was issued for Bruno de Souza Rodrigues and Jeander Vinícius da Silva Braga for homicide and concealment of a corpse (''Ocultação de cadáver''). Rodrigues and Braga were arrested on 2 and 15 June respectively.<ref name=":8">{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2023/06/15/policia-civil-faz-operacao-no-morro-do-vidigal-na-zona-sul-do-rio.ghtml|title=PM prende no Vidigal produtor suspeito de matar Jeff Machado|date=15 June 2023|accessdate=15 June 2023|website=G1|language=pt-br}}</ref> The case was the subject of reports on [[Fantástico]] and on Domingo Espetacular on 28 May 2023. "A story that continues to impress, mainly because of the details of cruelty", said the presenter of Domingo Espetacular.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/fantastico/noticia/2023/05/28/jeff-machado-veja-as-pistas-da-policia-que-levaram-a-amigo-suspeito-de-envolvimento-no-assassinato-do-ator.ghtml|title=Jeff Machado: veja as pistas da polícia que levaram a amigo suspeito de envolvimento no assassinato do ator|date=29 May 2023|accessdate=29 May 2023|website=G1|language=pt-br}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://recordtv.r7.com/domingo-espetacular/videos/policia-investiga-o-que-motivou-o-assassinato-do-ator-jeff-machado-28052023|title=Polícia investiga o que motivou o assassinato do ator Jeff Machado|date=28 May 2023|accessdate=2 June 2023|website=R7.com|language=pt-br}}</ref> Other programs such as [[Primeiro Impacto]] and Brasil Urgente also highlighted the case.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbtnews.com.br/noticia/primeiro-impacto/249056-rj-suspeito-de-matar-ator-jeff-machado-e-preso-em-casa|title=RJ: suspeito de matar ator Jeff Machado é preso em casa|accessdate=6 June 2023|website=www.sbtnews.com.br}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.band.uol.com.br/noticias/brasil-urgente/videos/morte-de-jeff-machado-17168500|title=Morte de Jeff Machado|date=5 June 2023|accessdate=6 June 2023|website=www.band.uol.com.br|language=pt-BR}}</ref> ==Jeff Machado== {{Infobox person | name = Jeff Machado | image = | caption = | birth_name = Jefferson Machado da Costa | birth_date = {{birth date|1979|01|19|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Araranguá]], [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]], Brasil | disappeared_date = | disappeared_status = | death_date = {{c.|{{Disappeared date|2023|01|23|1979|01|19|df=y}}}} | death_place = [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil | body_discovered = | death_cause = [[Asphyxiation]] | resting_place = | partner = }} '''Jefferson Machado da Costa''', known professionally as '''Jeff Machado''', was born in [[Araranguá]], [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]] on 19 January 1979. He was a journalist and actor and had worked on the soap opera Reis, on [[RecordTV]]. In 1997, Machado had moved from [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]] to [[Rio de Janeiro]] to pursue an acting career. He returned to his home state, specifically to [[Florianópolis]], in 2008, when he returned to work in the field of journalism. Later, in 2014, he moved back to Rio and got a job at telenovela Reis in 2021–2022.<ref name=":02" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uol.com.br/splash/noticias/2023/05/24/quem-era-jeff-machado-ator-encontrado-morto-dentro-de-bau-concretado-no-rj.htm|title=Quem era Jeff Machado, ator encontrado morto dentro de baú concretado no RJ|accessdate=25 May 2023|website=www.uol.com.br|language=pt-br}}</ref> ==Crime== Machado disappeared in January 2023 and his family reported his disappearance on 27 January, after his 8 dogs were seen roaming the streets near his home. They were taken in by an NGO that reached Machado and then his family through the animal chips.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metropoles.com/celebridades/saiba-como-caes-de-jeff-machado-fizeram-a-policia-achar-corpo-do-ator|title=Saiba como cães de Jeff Machado fizeram a polícia achar corpo do ator {{!}} Metrópoles|date=25 May 2023|accessdate=25 May 2023|website=www.metropoles.com|language=pt-BR}}</ref> On 19 January, according to a family friend named Cintia Hilsendeger, the actor had even celebrated his birthday with Larrubia. "Unfortunately (...) they were together," she said on the program Melhor da Tarde.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.band.uol.com.br/entretenimento/melhor-da-tarde/noticias/amiga-de-jeff-machado-diz-que-ha-suspeito-foragido-tinha-interesse-nele-16604511|title=Amiga de Jeff Machado diz que há suspeito foragido: "Tinha interesse nele"|date=24 May 2023|accessdate=25 May 2023|website=www.band.uol.com.br|language=pt-BR}}</ref> After the actor's disappearance, Machado's family began to receive messages via cell phone, but became suspicious. According to [[G1 (website)|G1]], "the actor's mother was already suspicious of the contacts made by messaging apps. According to her, all the son's supposed contacts with the family were through messages, but always text - and they did not look like the way he wrote."<ref name=":0" /> On 2 February, days after the official report of his disappearance, a message on his [[Instagram]] account reads: "Restart. Thanks!" text messages. On 7 February, family members discovered that the actor's cell phone cloud service password had been changed and the GPS location had been disabled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FCoJ9QMlO6pI%2F|title=Entrar • Instagram|accessdate=25 May 2023|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The family was informed on 24 May that his body had been found on Rua Itueira, in the Campo Grande neighborhood, in a case that had been rented by Bruno Larrubia since the end of 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ribeiro|first=Caroline Rocha|url=https://www.tupi.fm/patrulhando-a-cidade/caso-jeff-amigo-de-ator-e-inquilino-do-imovel-onde-corpo-foi-enterrado/|title=Caso Jeff: Amigo de ator é inquilino do imóvel onde corpo foi enterrado|date=25 May 2023|accessdate=25 May 2023|website=Super Rádio Tupi|language=pt-BR}}</ref> ==Suspect== The police are finishing the investigation, but Bruno Larrubia, who is at large, is the main suspect. Days after the actor's disappearance, he would have tried to sell the victim's assets, including a car and the house and would have told the victim's family that this had been a request from Jeff himself, which raised new suspicions from the family members. “Jefferson didn't have enemies, but he had a false one, which was Bruno, who was interested in Jefferson. And he also worked with theater production, soap operas, these things. He told Jefferson that he worked at Globo and that he would find a part for him there. We believe that it was at a work meeting at Jefferson's house that he was murdered”, said Hilsendeger to the [[Metrópoles]] newspaper, adding: “And he wasn't alone. It was him and someone else because he alone could not have done it, with the refinement of cruelty with which it was done”. She also said that the actor was "caught in an ambush at home".<ref name=":1" /> "When the family and I found out how he had disappeared, we were practically sure of what had happened. (...) The last person who saw him, who was supposedly with him, never gave support when we were looking for Jeff", said Hilsendeger to Melhor da Tarde.<ref name=":2" /> ==See also== *[[List of solved missing person cases: post-2000|List of solved missing person cases]] *[[List of unsolved murders (2000–present)|List of unsolved murders]] == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Machado, Jeff}} [[Category:2020s missing person cases]] [[Category:2023 crimes in Brazil]] [[Category:2023 murders in Brazil]] [[Category:Crimes in the state of Rio de Janeiro]] [[Category:Deaths by person in Brazil]] [[Category:Formerly missing people]] [[Category:Male murder victims]] [[Category:Missing person cases in Brazil]] [[Category:Unsolved murders in Brazil]]'