The teacher who kept Madalena a slave stole the pension her husband left her

From the State of Minas:

The Public Ministry of Labor and the Federal Police released Madalena Gordiano, 46, who lived in a situation similar to slavery for 38 years, in Patos de Minas, in Alto Paranaíba. (…)

At the age of eight, Madalena knocked on the door of the teacher’s house Maria das Graças Milagres Rigueira order one bread, because I was with fome. According to Madalena’s account, the response she received from Maria das Graças was: “I won’t give you a no. You will move in with me. “(…) Over the years, Madalena was rejected by Maria das Graças’s husband and the teacher decided to“ donate ”her to Dalton Cesar Milagres Rigueira, also a university professor.

According to the report, Madalena married in 2001 an uncle of Valdilene Rigueira, wife of Dalton Rigueira. But they did not live together. He was a veteran and left pensions to Madalena of approximately R $ 8 thousand. He says he went to the bank with Dalton to withdraw the money, but the “boss” took most of it. “Gave me two hundred three hundred reais”.

Madalena’s situation only came to light when she began sending notes to neighbors on scraps of napkins and notebooks, asking for small amounts of money and basic personal care products. “Lend me a soap to shower. Receive my prayer. MadalenaSaid one of the notes.

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