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| Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law 'kidnapped in Brazil' |
| 2016-07-26 |
| Sounds like Bernie has a dilemma to sort through. The mother-in-law of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has been kidnapped for ransom in her home city of Sao Paulo, Brazilian media reported Tuesday. Aparecida Schunck Flosi Palmeira, 67, was seized Friday night in Interlagos, the Sao Paulo neighborhood that hosts the Brazilian circuit of the F1 Grand Prix, TV Globo reported. There was no confirmation from Brazilian officials or from Ecclestone's staff in London. "We neither confirm nor deny this report," a spokesman for the regional security ministry told AFP. "That is our policy in cases of suspected kidnapping, to avoid putting the lives of potential victims in danger." According to Globo, the kidnappers are already in contact with the victim's family. The Veja weekly reported that they were demanding payment of a ransom in pounds sterling worth 120 million reais (36 million dollars). Aparecida Palmeira is the mother of Ecclestone's 38-year-old Brazilian wife Fabiana Flosi, who met the 85-year-old billionaire while working for the Interlagos Grand Prix in 2009. The couple married in Switzerland and live in London. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #5 The Ransom of Red Chief |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-07-26 21:05 |
| #4 If she's like the stereotypical mother-in-law, Bernie should pay them to keep her. |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-07-26 17:19 |
| #3 Bernie may be a billionaire, but is tighter than a frogs ass...and that's water tight. He will probably amortize the fiscal value of the MIL's life expectancy and just write the ransom check to his wife and tell the kidnappers to sod off. |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2016-07-26 16:48 |
| #2 Max Mosley will be mediator/negotiator for both sides. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-07-26 15:54 |
| #1 I had to go back and do the math on how an 83 year old has a 67 yo MIL, but I realized Mick Jagger probably has the same issue(s). |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2016-07-26 14:04 |