Flordelis

Flordelis dos Santos de Souza (born 5 February 1961), known as Flordelis, is a Brazilian Contemporary Christian singer, pastor and member of the Chamber of Deputies representing Rio de Janeiro. She belonged to the party Movimento Democrático Brasileiro (MDB) between 2004 and 2018, but has been a member of Partido Social Democrático (PSD) since 2018.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is de Souza.

Flordelis
Background information
Birth nameFlordelis dos Santos de Souza
Born (1961-02-05) 5 February 1961
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GenresCCM
Years active1998–present

She has 55 children, of whom 51 were adopted. She adopted Anderson do Carmo at the age of 14 in 1991, and married him in 1998.[1] In 1999, they co-founded the church Comunidade Evangélica Ministério Flordelis. In August 2020, she faced charges for his murder.[1]

Biography

Flordelis was born in 1961 in Rio de Janeiro and lost her father and brother in a car accident at the age of 14.[2] She became a teacher and pastor, and in 1994, she adopted 37 children at once. Her charity work and adoptions attracted the attention of the media, and a film based on her life, Flordelis: Basta uma Palavra para Mudar, was released in 2009. After the release of the film, Flordelis approached the Rio de Janeiro label MK Music. Until then, she had released independent records and one distributed by Apascentar Music, a label of the then-band Toque no Altar. In 2010 she signed with MK Music and released her first album, Fogo e Unção.[3]

Political career

In 2004, Flordelis ran unsuccessfully for São Gonçalo City Council. In 2016, she ran for the mayorship of São Gonçalo under the MDB.[4] Since 2019, Flordelis has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies in Rio de Janeiro after winning the 2018 elections, receiving support from Arolde de Oliveira.[5][6]

Murder charges

Early in the morning of 16 June 2019, her husband, Anderson do Carmo, was shot dead outside his home. One of the adopted children, 18-year-old Lucas dos Santos do Carmo, pleaded guilty to the murder, and also accused one of his adoptive brothers, the 38-year-old Flávio dos Santos, of complicity. In August 2020, prosecutors announced charges against Flordelis and several of her children, alleging that they had orchestrated Anderson's murder. Police could not arrest Flordelis because she holds parliamentary immunity, but detectives pushed for her status as a member of Congress to be stripped.[7][1]

Discography

Sources

  1. Phillips, Tom. "Gospel-singing Brazilian politician may be expelled from congress to face murder charges", The Guardian, 26 August 2020.
  2. Conteúdo, Estadão (18 June 2019). "Marcada por tragédias, história de Flordelis foi contada em filme com Marquezine" [Marked by tragedies, Flordelis' story was told in a film with Marquezine]. ISTOÉ. Editora Três. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. "Flordelis assina contrato com a MK Music" [Flordelis signs a contract with MK Music]. MK Music. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. "Cantora Flordelis é pré-candidata a prefeita de SG" [Singer Flordelis is pre-candidate for mayor of SG]. JM Noticia. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. "Flordelis é a quinta deputada federal mais votada no RJ" [Flordelis is the fifth most voted federal deputy in RJ]. PSD. Partido Social Democrático. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  6. "Flordelis é a quinta deputada federal mais votada no RJ" [Flordelis is the fifth most voted federal deputy in RJ]. Pleno News (in Portuguese). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  7. "Flordelis de Souza: Brazilian MP accused of ordering husband's murder", BBC News, 24 August 2020.
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