A glam social media star was arrested after a video surfaced showing her and a friend dancing while brandishing handguns.
Bárbara Keully Matos dos Santos was taken into custody in the middle of her morning workout at a gym on Tuesday (30 Dec).
She had first come to the police’s attention two days earlier, after the clip started circulating online.
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At one point in the footage, Bárbara can be seen running the pistol across her lips, as if kissing it.
Her friend, Carla Priscila do Nascimento Marques, remains at large at the time of reporting.
The guns reportedly belong to local drug lord, Jefferson Rhuan Barros de Lima, also known as “Rhuan Cagão”, according to police in Manaus, Brazil.
He has a criminal record that includes drug trafficking, involvement in a criminal enterprise, unauthorised possession of firearms, robbery and murder with aggravating factors.
Barros de Lima is currently serving a sentence that allows him to live outside prison during the day, as reported by Need To Know.
Authorities say the women’s video could amount to “glorification of crime” – which is a criminal offence in Brazil.
Investigators also believe both women are connected to Rhuan Cagão’s gang and may have helped store and conceal weapons.
Bárbara is expected to face charges of conspiracy to traffic drugs, participating in a criminal enterprise, illegal possession of a firearm and glorification of crime.
She remains at the disposal of the courts.
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