Ex-wife of dead auctioneer is arrested with police after trying to take over company in the West Zone

According to the investigation, plainclothes police officers were among the men who accompanied the ex-wife of auctioneer Rogério Menezes in the attempt to break into the company.

By Carlos de Lannoy, Leslie Leitão, RJ2

Elaine Lourenço Menezes Nunes and 5 military police officers were arrested in Rio de Janeiro. The group tried to take over by force the company of Elaine's now deceased ex-husband.

Rogério Menezes Nunes died on October 22nd. Since then, Elaine and Juliana de Andrade Souza have disputed control, with previous records of threats.

Security images recorded the invasion at around 2:30 pm. The armed men who accompanied Elaine searched the doorman and other employees.

The businessman's sons, Edgar and Matheus Garrido Nunes, contested the action and called the police. An employee reported that Elaine ordered equipment to be turned off.

An employee reported having been attacked and robbed by the group. The attackers also damaged the camera circuit and tried to remove documents.

Elaine Lourenço Menezes Nunes, ex-wife of auctioneer Rogério Menezes Nunes, was arrested after, according to the police, trying to forcibly take control of his company, which is located on Avenida Brasil, in Santa Cruz, in the West Zone of Rio.

In addition to Elaine, five military police officers were arrested. According to the investigation, plainclothes police officers were among the men who accompanied the businessman's ex-wife as she entered the company.

Rogério died on October 22nd. The episode takes place amid a series of conflicts and legal disputes involving Elaine and Juliana de Andrade Souza, who claims to have been Rogério's companion for a year and a half, until his death.

Elaine was arrested for the crimes of trespassing, qualified damage and cell phone theft. Four military police officers and two other men were indicted for attempting to illegally occupy the company. The other men who appear in the images are also investigated.

The attempt to take over the company by force took place amid a series of conflicts and legal disputes between Elaine Lourenço and Juliana de Andrade Souza.

Juliana states that she was Rogério Menezes' companion for a year and a half, until his death.

In July, Juliana had already contacted the police and registered a report in which she reported suffering threats and intimidation from Elaine.

In an interview with RJ2, Juliana stated that she was informed by employees that Elaine Lourenço Nunes had invaded the company's headquarters accompanied by approximately ten armed men.

"I was informed by the employees that Elaine Lourenço Nunes, Rogério's ex-wife, already divorced, had invaded the company accompanied by ten armed men. They captured the doorman and forced him to open the vehicle access gate. She tried to threaten employees and police officers and invaded the company's headquarters", she said.

"We hope that justice will be done. Elaine has just been indicted for another crime, because she sold, without being able or having the right, the house where she lived with Rogério", he added.

Images show invasion

Images from security cameras and reports from employees show details of the action, around 2:30 pm. In the recordings, Elaine appears arriving at the address accompanied by a group of men. Her lawyer was also at the scene.

The images show one of the men searching the doorman and another taking the keys to the entrance. At another point, employees are searched by an armed man.

Elaine also appears walking around the company's premises accompanied by the group and ordering an employee to open a door.

According to witnesses, Edgar and Matheus Garrido Nunes, Rogério's sons, challenged the order presented by Elaine and called the police.

In audio, an employee gave details of the invasion:

"She forced all the doors. There are a lot of men here, a lot of men. She was shutting everything down. They said exactly like this: 'It's nothing like us here. Everything that belonged to Rogério is now hers'. Quote from the henchmen, I don't know if they are police officers."