Brazilian Márcio Rodrigues da Silva, 44, who managed to escape from captivity in Europe, was located in Spain. The information was confirmed by CNN with the Zurich police communication service. It was to the Swiss city that Marcio traveled for work in early November, before disappearing.
The information from the Swiss police is in line with what the businessman’s brother-in-law, Carlos Cera, reported to CNN this Wednesday (22). According to Márcio’s family, he is doing well and his current whereabouts are not being disclosed for security reasons.
The businessman from Itupeva, in the interior of São Paulo, went to Switzerland on a business trip and disappeared, remaining missing until last Tuesday (21), when he managed to make contact with family members. According to Márcio’s brother-in-law, he remains “protected by the police while the investigations are ongoing”.
According to the family, the São Paulo businessman should return to Brazil soon.
Remember the case
Brazilian Márcio Rodrigues da Silva was missing for 13 days during a business trip to Switzerland. His wife, Ana Lucia Rodrigues, lost contact with him on November 8th, until her husband was found yesterday (21st) by the police. According to a post on Ana’s social network, the Brazilian went to the city of Zurich. She told CNN that this was Márcio’s first business trip to Switzerland. The couple had already gone on a trip once after spending a few days in France.
The missing
Márcio is a businessman, specialized in providing motivational and sales training. According to his wife, he was going to find a man who speaks Spanish to be his translator.
But, after this meeting, he sent a crying message to Ana Lúcia saying that he had fallen into a “trap”. Afterwards, the cell phone lost signal and the wife lost contact.
The investigation
The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on November 17, in a note, that it was monitoring the situation through the Consulate General of Brazil in Zurich. Furthermore, the São Paulo Public Security Secretariat clarified that the Homicide and Personal Protection Sector (SHPP) heard the victim’s wife and forwarded the case to the Federal Police, which would investigate with Interpol.
The following day, sources from the European organization told CNN that Márcio Rodrigues da Silva had passed through Spain, therefore, they gathered information with the Spanish police to find the Brazilian.
Local authorities carried out surveys to identify the route, possible accommodation and use of credit cards, in addition to geolocation, which would take more time.
Source: CNN Brasil
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