Everyone falls! Sandra Madureira’s despair after learning that there is no longer hope for her husband, ‘Macaco’ – The Mag

Three months ago Fernando Madureira is in preventive detention under the Operation Praetorianaccused of having instigated acts of violence at the last General Assembly of FC Porto, as well as favoring the ticket sales scheme and illicit enrichment. The woman, Sandra, is also accused in the casebut is awaiting trial in freedom, with the obligation to report to the nearest police station.

The last few months have been difficult for Sandra, who is trying to cope without her husband and with three daughters to raise, which has not been easy. With no known income, the situation appears increasingly complicated for the family, who, however, clung to the hope of Pinto da Costa’s re-election as the last great ‘lifeline’.

With the fall of the blue-and-white leader, the feeling is that they are no longer safe and that more secrets could be revealed. “Pinto da Costa’s departure is making some people panic,” says a source, adding that “the feeling of impunity is over for many people” at FC Porto.

“If there was still something that Madureira could hold on to, now there is a greater feeling of helplessness”, explains the source, adding that Pinto da Costa’s departure from the presidency could still raise “new problems”. “There is a lot that can now be uncovered.”

Especially because André Villas-Boas promises to leave no stone unturned in the Dragons’ archives. The new president wants to clean up the house and that means checking accounts, papers and touching on matters that were already in the past, but could come to the surface again.

Desperate with the change of direction at Dragão, Sandra Madureira did not hesitate to show her anger on social media, after being at the stadium to vote. “Hypocrites”, she wrote about those who turned their backs on Pinto da Costa, who had been at the helm of FC Porto for 42 years.

MONEY AND GOODS SEIZED

With her husband in prison and now without much hope that the situation will improve again, Sandra Madureira begins to consider a future away from FC Porto. Because, even if Macaco, as he is treated, goes free, and eventually returns to the fans, there will no longer be the possibility of being involved in the ticket sales process.

Added to this is the fact that the money that the couple had saved during the last few years at FC Porto was confiscated by the police, during the search of the family residence, from where they were taken, in addition to 50 thousand euros in banknotes, Inside a safe were two BMW cars and a luxurious Porsche.

It is the end of life as Macaco and his wife knew it and which took the family to travel the world, as they showed, shamelessly on social media, where at the end of the year they revealed that New Year’s Eve had been spent in one of the most coveted destinations , and expensive, as is the case in Rio de Janeiro.

Furthermore, the daughters study in private schools with the family maintaining a lifestyle far beyond what a life without official income would allow. And if for years this was possible, with the couple benefiting from the protection of Pinto da Costa, with the fall of the Porto president, they are now more exposed to scrutiny, with the feeling of impunity coming to an end.