Jeff Machado case: mother participates in the trial of the person involved as a witness for the prosecution The mother of Jeff Machado, an actor murdered in 2023, said she had a feeling of “mission accomplished” after the trial that sentenced Jeander Vinícius da Silva Braga to 22 years in prison for his involvement in the crime. Maria das Dores was one of the witnesses in the first jury in the case, which took place on Wednesday (8). The trial took place in Rio de Janeiro and was divided into two parts. The jury for the other defendant, Bruno de Souza Rodrigues, who is responsible for 8 crimes, takes place in December, and will also be attended by Maria, who lives in Santa Catarina, the actor's hometown. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp "The feeling I have is a mission accomplished in this first part, which was heavy, but not so much, because what I have to face, the biggest part, is December 10th, which is the real killer. This was a helper, a partner in everything", said the mother. Jeander was convicted of triple homicide, concealment of a corpse and animal abuse (understand below). According to the complaint, Bruno killed Jeff, while Jeander distracted him during the attack. Bruno also used the victim's cards and passwords and pretended to be the actor in messages. "I will strengthen myself, take care of myself in strength, faith and prayer, because I need to be there until the end of the trial of these murderers," said Maria. Who was the actor Jeff Machado? Jeff Machado was born in Araranguá, in the south of Santa Catarina, and moved between journalism, acting, production and volunteering. In Santa Catarina, he worked as a social columnist in magazines in Rio do Sul, in Vale do Itajaí, and in Florianópolis. The actor had another passion: dogs. He had eight pet dogs that ended up helping the police solve the crime. They were found abandoned with the owner's identification chips. Accused of involvement in the actor's death is sentenced to 22 years and 9 months in prison Who was Jeff Machado, an actor from SC found buried inside a trunk Bruno Rodrigues (left) and Jeander Vinícius (right) were indicted for the death of actor Jeff Machado (center) Reproduction Accused said he was hired to make the hole where the victim was buried During the trial, Jeander said he was hired to make the hole for a cistern, without knowing that Jeff would be buried there. The bricklayer also said that he worked as a prostitute and that Bruno killed the actor while the two were together and Jeander was taking a shower. Afterwards, according to him, Bruno coerced him into helping bury the body. For the police, the motivation for the murder 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 claimed that he only participated in hiding the corpse. How and when did Jeff's disappearance and death Jeff Machado disappeared at the end of January 2023. His body was found buried 2 meters deep, inside a trunk covered by concrete in a house in Campo Grande, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, just in May of that year. The family of the actor, who worked on the soap opera "Reis", on Rede Record, learned that he had disappeared after a non-governmental organization got in touch because eight dogs were abandoned in his house. 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. READ ALSO: Police find the actor's body in a trunk and concreted on the ground Abandoned dogs, mysterious messages: understand the Jeff Machado case VIDEOS: most watched on g1 SC in the last 7 days