Brazilian Márcio Rodrigues da Silva, 44, managed to escape from captivity in Europe. This is what the businessman’s family said, in contact with CNN Brasil this Wednesday (22). The information was confirmed by Márcio’s brother-in-law, Carlos Cera. According to Carlos, Márcio “is fine, recovering”.
The businessman from Itupeva, in the interior of São Paulo, went to Switzerland on a business trip and disappeared, remaining missing until yesterday, when he managed to make contact with family members. According to Márcio’s brother-in-law, he is currently “protected by the police while the investigations are ongoing”. The family did not want to reveal where the Brazilian is “for security reasons, but says that he should soon return to Brazil.
Remember the case
Brazilian Márcio Rodrigues da Silva was missing for 13 days during a business trip to Switzerland. His wife, Ana Lucia Rodrigues, lost contact with him on November 8th, until her husband was found yesterday (21st) by the police. According to a post on Ana’s social network, the Brazilian went to the city of Zurich. She told the CNN that this was Márcio’s first business trip to Switzerland. The couple had already gone on a trip once after spending a few days in France.
The missing
Márcio is a businessman, specialized in providing motivational and sales training. According to his wife, he was going to find a man who speaks Spanish to be his translator.
But, after this meeting, he sent a crying message to Ana Lúcia saying that he had fallen into a “trap”. Afterwards, the cell phone lost signal and the wife lost contact.
On a social network, Ana reported that her husband took two pieces of luggage, one with clothes and the other with products sold by the businessman. She said the two suitcases had been lost and she didn’t know where they were.
The investigation
The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on November 17, in a note, that it was monitoring the situation through the Consulate General of Brazil in Zurich. Furthermore, the São Paulo Public Security Secretariat clarified that the Homicide and Personal Protection Sector (SHPP) heard the victim’s wife and forwarded the case to the Federal Police, which would investigate with Interpol.
The following day, sources from the European organization told CNN that Márcio Rodrigues da Silva had passed through Spain, therefore, they gathered information with the Spanish police to find the Brazilian.
Local authorities carried out surveys to identify the route, possible accommodation and use of credit cards, in addition to geolocation, which would take more time.
The date
On Tuesday (21) morning, Márcio’s family issued an official statement stating that he would not be detained in any police station in Europe. According to the publication, searches were carried out in hospitals and morgues, but nothing was found.
However, the family reported at the end of the day that the businessman had been found. His wife, Ana Lúcia, confirmed the information to CNN and said he was “fine, as far as possible.”
After investigations by the Federal Police and Interpol in Brazil, the authorities requested secrecy of the case and, therefore, did not inform the location or the conditions in which Márcio was found.
Source: CNN Brasil
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