Brazilian soap opera star Jefferson Machado found buried in concrete-encased trunk

A South American soap star who went missing in January has been found dead in a concrete-encased trunk buried in the backyard of a home in Rio de Janeiro. According to local reports, 44-year-old Jefferson Machado had been strangled. “This discovery confronts us with the cruelty present in our society and motivates us to seek truth and justice,” the family’s lawyer said on Facebook. People. The house was rented by a friend of the actor who is now under investigation, although no one has been charged.