Brazilian TV Host Charged With Murder
Reporters for a TV show focused on murder in western Brazil made it repeatedly to the scene of a killing first. Police say the show host ordered five of the murders. That host, Wallace Souza, is a local lawmaker who loved to denounce crime during the program. Police suspect he was dealing drugs, and using the show to eliminate his rivals.
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STEVE INSKEEP, host:
Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. Now we know how far a reality TV show will go to get good video. A TV show focused on murder in western Brazil. Again and again its reporters made it to the scene of a killing first. And now police say the show host ordered five of the murders. That host, Wallace Souza, is a local lawmaker who loved to denounce crime during the program. Police suspect he was dealing drugs and using the show to eliminate his rivals.
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