A former Brazilian congresswoman and wealthy celebrity pastor of six mega-churches was found guilty and sentenced to 50 years and 28 days in prison for ordering the murder of her preacher husband Anderson do Carmo. This judgment ended one of the most sensational crimes in recent Brazilian history.
Flordelis dos Santos de Souza, popularly known as Flordelis, was found guilty of associated crimes, including unsuccessfully attempting to poison her husband with cyanide at least six times before giving up and arranging his killing.
Despite being a mother to 55 children and hailed as “The Mother of the Nation,” Flordelis had a life plagued with scandals, corruption, and strange love affairs that eventually led to her scandalous downfall. This is the story of how the evangelical empire of a powerful woman came crumbling down like bricks.
