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BRAZIL
Crime show host accused in killings turns himself in
Wallace Souza, a Brazilian television host charged with ordering murders to boost ratings of his reality crime show, has surrendered to the police after four days on the run.
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TV crime-show host accused of ordering murders to boost ratings
A crime-show host commissions high-profile killings to get the best exclusives and boost his ratings... It sounds like something from a horror film, but Brazilian authorities accuse TV host and state legislator Wallace Souza of doing it for real.
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