Gospel-singing Brazilian politician may be expelled from congress to face murder charges

Lawmakers seek to strip Flordelis dos Santos de Souza, accused of orchestrating barbaric' murder of her husband, of parliamentary immunity

A gospel-singing Brazilian lawmaker accused of masterminding the assassination of the husband who was once her adopted son is facing calls for her expulsion from congress so she can face murder charges.

Flordelis dos Santos de Souza - a favela-born celebrity congresswoman whose rise to stardom was celebrated in a film featuring some of Brazil's top actors - is fighting to avoid jail after police claimed she had orchestrated her partner's 2019 murder.