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When the body of 54-year-old Geralda Lúcia Ferraz Guabiraba was discovered near a roadside landmark in Mairiporã city in January 2012, it was difficult to imagine anything other than a grim scenario. ‌

The housewife, married to a commercial director at Grupo Estado, was found in the early hours of January 14, laid out in a cruciform position next to the Pedra da Macumba, a location long linked with religious offerings and hushed tales of sinister rituals. ‌

Her eyes were gone, her face had been stripped of skin and muscle, and a deep wound marked her neck. To many, it appeared to be a ritualistic killing. ‌

The Pedra da Macumba itself only added to this perception. Located just off kilometre 8 of the Estrada da Santa Inês, the entrance to the nearby Trovão farm

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