Police find body of actor Jeff Machado buried inside trunk in Rio Maria das Dores, mother of Santa Catarina actor Jeff Machado, found dead in May 2023, goes to trial of those accused of murder. “Everything I waited for three years ago,” she told g1 about the jury, scheduled for this Wednesday (8) in Rio de Janeiro. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp The mother will travel from Santa Catarina to the capital of Rio de Janeiro this Tuesday (7). "I will follow in person. I was summoned to appear and testify," he said. She will be accompanied by a lawyer and another son. "I'm going to ask the jurors for the maximum sentence," declared the mother. She mourned the loss of the actor again. "They ended the life of my son Jeff, a good man. Journalist, model, actor, a hard-working young man. Deceived in his dream." Actor Jeff Machado is honored in Araranguá for being 'living culture' Jeff Machado's mother will testify at the 1st hearing Jeff Machado Reproduction/Social media Maria da Dores and Jefferson Machado Reproduction/Social media Who are the accused? Bruno de Souza Rodrigues and Jeander Vinícius da Silva Braga are the two men accused of the crimes. Bruno is responsible for: Quadruple-qualified homicide (base motive, use of asphyxiation, use of a resource that prevented the victim from defending himself and to take advantage of another crime); Concealment of a corpse (buried the body in a chest 2 meters deep and covered everything with concrete); Fraud; Property crimes against the actor's estate (looting, attempted sale of the car and house, credit card purchases); Hacking of an electronic device (entered Jeff's social media after his death); False identity (by impersonating Jeff Machado); Animal abuse. Jeander is responsible for: Qualified homicide; Concealment of a corpse; Animal abuse. Actor Jeff Machado disappeared at the end of January 2023. His body was found buried 2 meters deep, inside a trunk covered in concrete in a house in Campo Grande, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. For the police, the motivation for the crime was that the actor had charged Bruno with a false promise of a place in a soap opera. Investigators believe that Jeff paid R$18,000 to the criminals. Jeander Vinícius da Silva Braga and Bruno de Souza Rodrigues - suspected of killing actor Jeff Machado in Rio Cléber Mendes/Agência O DIA/Estadão Conteúdo; Reproduction/Fantastic Who was Jeff Machado? Actor Jefferson Machado Costa was 44 years old when he was killed. He was born in the city of Araranguá, in Santa Catarina. With experience in journalism, acting and other areas, the actor from Record's "Reis" had disappeared after leaving a house in the West Zone of Rio. In Santa Catarina, he worked as a social columnist in magazines in Rio do Sul, in Vale do Itajaí, and Florianópolis. He left his home state in 1997, when he began to become a professional, studying acting and other topics, such as law, social communication and acting. In 2008, after 10 years living in the Rio-São Paulo axis, he moved to Florianópolis. In the capital of Santa Catarina, he worked as a press officer, producer, art director, set designer, window dresser and stylist in campaigns, events, fashion shows, music videos and TV programs. In the state, he also volunteered as a press officer and producer at charity events. Rio de Janeiro became Jeff's home again in July 2014. In the soap opera “Reis”, which premiered in March 2022, Machado played a philistine soldier. He was also known for his love of animals and had eight pet dogs. The family only found out about the disappearance after the animals were found abandoned in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The dogs, chipped with the actor's name, were essential for the crime to be solved. The dogs that were found were adopted, and the new owners paid tribute to Jeff. Jeff Machado Reproduction/Social media VIDEOS: g1 SC's most watched in the last 7 days