12 Facts About Wallace Souza

Wallace Souza was a Brazilian television presenter and politician.

Wallace Souza was an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Amazonas until his expulsion in October 2009.

In 2009 Wallace Souza was subject to worldwide media coverage when police launched an investigation into claims that he had arranged for murders to occur in order to boost ratings for his program.

Wallace Souza died after being formally charged with murder before trial.

Wallace Souza obtained degrees at the College of Business Sao Luiz Gonzaga and the State College Basilio Machado, and attended the Center for Study of Human Behavior and University Nilton Lins.

In 1979, Wallace Souza became a police officer, but was fired after he was arrested for pension fraud and petrol theft in 1987.

Wallace Souza was first elected in 1998 by the Liberal Party.

Wallace Souza later took leadership of the Social Christian Party.

Wallace Souza was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Amazonas in 2000, and was re-elected in 2002.

In 2009, Wallace Souza attracted international media attention when he was accused of hiring hitmen to kill five people to increase the ratings of his program.

Wallace Souza subsequently gave himself up to police on October 9,2009.

Wallace Souza died in a hospital in Sao Paulo, where he had been since March 2010.