Literally. That is the accusation against Wallace Souza, a former police officer, politician and TV host in Brazil. Souza hosts a highly-rated real crime television program based in Manaus, a city deep in the Amazon rainforest. Souza and his son Rafael (who is currently incarcerated on multiple charges, including homicide) are accused of orchestrating murders, and then sending out his TV crews to get exclusive video and thereby boost his ratings on his TV show Canal Livre (Free Channel).

But wait, theres more: Souza is also accused of being a drug trafficker, and that the victims were his competition for drug operations in the area. Talk about killing two birds with one stone.

State police intelligence chief Thomaz Vasconcelos remarked in an interview with The Associated Press, “The order to execute always came from the legislator and his son, who then alerted the TV crews to get to the scene before the police,” www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/11/wallace-souza-brazilian-t_n_257061.html

Canal Livre is based on showing the rise of crime in and around Manaus, and the state of Amazonas, in Brazil. The city of Manaus has a population of approximately 1.7 million people in a region that is otherwise sparsely populated, but largely lawless. It is a hub city for the transport of goods as it sits on the confluence of the Negro and Solimoes rivers. It is also a hub for drug traffickers throughout the Northern part of South America.

Below is a clip from the Canal Livre television show. It shows a Canal Livre reporter arriving at the scene of a murder before the police where the victim was burned and the body was still smoking. WARNING: The video is not suitable for children. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jll87TT8yMY

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