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Sinisterhood

Episode 116: Flordelis dos Santos de Souza

Sinisterhood

Audioboom Studios

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.86.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

A murderer? A conspirator? A profiteer? Flordelis dos Santos de Souza was many things to Brazil: A family minister. A Christian gospel singer. A member of Brazilian parliament. A symbol of hope in the community of Rio De Janeiro in the wake of the Candelária massacre mass shooting. This political figure made a name for herself even before being elected. Behind the scenes, her family ministry was a means for profit and eventually murder. Was Flordelis dos Santos de Souza a victim of her children’s actions or was she secretly the mastermind who plotted it all to take control? This week’s episode is Floredelis dos Santos de Souza.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

A minister, a gospel singer, a member of Parliament.

0:03.4

This Brazilian political figure made a name for herself even before being elected,

0:07.9

but some say that behind the scenes, her ministry was a means of profit and eventually murder.

0:13.6

Was this politician a victim of her children's actions?

0:16.4

Or was she secretly the mastermind who plotted it all to take control?

0:20.6

This week's episode is...

0:22.0

Floor at Lease.

0:30.0

The lights, your heart fills the dread,

0:32.8

probably a murderer who wants you dead.

0:36.4

It could be a ghost, a demon or worse.

0:40.0

Perhaps you're the victim of a witch's curse.

0:43.6

It's hopeless, you're doomed, you'd call a priest if you could.

0:47.2

You'd rather just listen to who, sinister who.

0:54.8

I've been calling her Floor Delus in my head.

1:02.8

I went and watched some Brazilian news shows talking about it.

1:08.6

I've actually been calling her horrible bitch in my head.

1:13.8

For this, for purposes of the podcast, we'll call her by her name, even though she is a monster.

1:22.8

There's a lot going on here.

1:25.6

It's years, decades of bad behavior, culminating in murder,

1:29.6

and also just a disregard for the judicial system and the criminal justice system.

1:34.4

She is a terrible, terrible person, every way you look at it.

1:38.8

I feel like on the office when Craig goes,

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