Brazil: Murder to boost TV ratings?

Wallace Souza, state legislator for Brazil's Amazon region, is already charged with several crimes, including drug trafficking and gang formation. Due to legislative immunity, Souza has not been jailed. Now, new allegations are entering the fray: Souza is suspected of having commissioned several murders to eliminate drug trafficking rivals and boost ratings for his real crime TV show.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2009-08/12/content_8557961.htm

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