BASED ON THE PODCAST "ABANDONED: THE WOMAN IN THE DECAYING HOUSE"
BY CHICO FELITTI
THE FOLLOWING AUDIO RECORDINGS ARE AUTHENTIC,
RECORDED BY CHICO FELITTI FOR "ABANDONED: THE WOMAN IN THE DECAYING HOUSE" PODCAST
THE ASSOCIATED SCENES ARE RECONSTRUCTIONS BASED
ON THE PARTICIPANTS' TESTIMONIES AND DOCUMENTS OF THE CASE
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS DOCUMENTARY
IS TO DEPICT THE FACTS ABOUT THIS CASE OF SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC INTEREST
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AGAINST PEOPLE DEPICTED HERE
WARNING: THIS DOCUMENTARY CONTAINS DEPICTIONS
OF PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE AND DISCRIMINATORY ATTACKS
THAT MAY TRIGGER SOME PEOPLE
BONETTI: BRAZILIAN ENGINEER 51 YEARS OLD
MAID
ABANDONED: THE WOMAN IN THE DECAYING HOUSE
MARGARIDA BONETTI'S VOICE
JOURNALIST AND PODCAST CREATOR
MAID
FAMILY HAIRDRESSER
MAID
JOURNALIST AND NEIGHBOR OF THE HOUSE
FBI AGENT, U.S. FEDERAL POLICE
BONETTI'S FAMILY NEIGHBOR IN THE U.S.
DOCTOR AND NUN
ATTORNEY, PUBLIC DEFENSE
CHIEF COUNSEL U.S. ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW
MARGARIDA BONETTI'S VOICE
BRAZILIAN CONSULAR AUTHORITY IN WASHINGTON D.C.
BONETTI'S FAMILY NEIGHBORS IN THE U.S.
SEARCH: INTERVIEW WITH RENÊ BONETTI
RENÊ BONETTI SPEAKS EXCLUSIVELY TO RECORD TV STATION
She was paid normally.
It was all sent over to Brazil because she couldn't be paid here.
If she needed money for anything, I gave it to her.
If she needed a dentist, I took her.
If she needed clothes, we paid for them, we bought them.
She also ate what we ate.
MARGARIDA'S EX-HUSBAND BREAKS THE SILENCE
My father-in-law handled her money, you know?
So, when she said: "Give me my money,"
I wrote down a check and sent it over to her lawyer.
Then she sent it back.
"That sum is too small. We want a million dollars".
BONETTI'S FAMILY NEIGHBOR IN THE U.S.
RECEIVED ON 01-31-2000
THE BONETTI COUPLE'S TRIAL BEGAN LAST WEEK
JOURNALIST
FAMILY
AN ABSURD CASE! A FAMILY PERSON MAID
MARGARIDA BONETTI'S VOICE
So, she started fighting with Hilda almost every day.
There was one day that the two of them started scrapping.
So, Hilda ran out of the house and went to complain to a neighbor.
The neighbor offered her a job: "Bring your papers and I'll employ you".
When she found out she was undocumented, she went and called the police, the FBI,
and that's when the trouble started.
Yes, she had a fight with Hilda, ok,
but apart from that, it was my fault.
I was the one who kept Hilda there. I should have sent her back to Brazil.
None of that was her fault.
ATTORNEY, PUBLIC DEFENSE
CHIEF COUNSEL U.S. ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1993 TO 2000
SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 2001 TO 2005
UNITED STATES INTENDS TO REQUEST MARGARIDA BONETTI'S EXTRADITION
IF DENIED, THE DENIAL WILL SERVE TO FORMALIZE BRAZIL'S COMMITMENT
TO PROMOTE THE CASE AGAINST MARGARIDA IN BRAZIL
MARGARIDA BONETTI'S VOICE
FÁBIO ANDRADE: HEY, MY FRIEND
I HAVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT MARGARIDA BONETTI
SHE LIVED HERE IN CAMPINAS
AND ACTUALLY LIVED FOR A WHILE IN ONE OF MY FATHER'S RENTAL HOUSES
HI, FÁBIO! I'M VERY INTERESTED
DO YOU KNOW WHEN SHE LIVED THERE?
MARGARIDA BONETTI HERE IN CAMPINAS
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL
CAMPINAS 67 MILES FROM SÃO PAULO
CAMPINAS NEIGHBOR
ATTORNEY
HOUSE NEIGHBOR
MARGARIDA BONETTI'S VOICE
MARGARIDA BONETTI NEVER ANSWERED FOR THE CRIMES OF WHICH SHE WAS ACCUSED
IN BRAZIL, THE POLICE INVESTIGATION AGAINST HER WAS CLOSED IN 2005
AND THE CRIME FOR WHICH SHE WAS INVESTIGATED EXPIRED
AS OF THE CONCLUSION OF FILMING THIS DOCUMENTARY IN 2025
MARGARIDA IS LIVING IN RECLUSION IN THE DECAYING HOUSE
RENÊ BONETTI WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON IN 2005
AND HE CONTINUES TO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES
AFTER THE TRIAL, HILDA ROSA DOS SANTOS
WAS GRANTED A VISA TO STAY IN THE UNITED STATES
HILDA DECIDED TO APPEAR AND SPEAK PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS DOCUMENTARY
THE COURAGE OF PEOPLE LIKE HER, WHO DENOUNCED THEIR EMPLOYERS,
LED TO THE REVISION OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
IMPACTING THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF IMMIGRANTS
YET, THIS TYPE OF CRIME IS STILL A REALITY IN THE WORLD
IN BRAZIL, BETWEEN 1995 AND 2023, MORE THAN 600,000 PEOPLE WERE RESCUED
FROM SLAVE-LIKE WORKING CONDITIONS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
DIAL 100 TO REPORT HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN BRAZIL
MARGARIDA, RENÊ AND THEIR RELATIVES
DID NOT WANT TO TAKE PART IN THIS DOCUMENTARY BRAZIL