Jealousy Leads to Deadly Cake Poisoning in Brazil

In Itapecerica da Serra, a suburb of São Paulo, Brazil, a shocking crime has unfolded. Seventeen-year-old Ana Luiza Neves passed away after consuming a poisoned cake. Her friend, also 17, was also poisoned but survived. Police investigations reveal that a 17-year-old girl, a friend of the victims, is responsible. The suspect, in a statement to the police, confessed to poisoning the cakes out of jealousy. Silvio Ferreira das Neves, Ana Luiza's father, expressed his grief, stating, “Minha filha era… ela era tudo” (“My daughter was… she was everything”). The case highlights the easy access to arsenic in Brazil. The incident serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of readily available poisons and the devastating consequences of jealousy.