A woman who was dubbed the "Black Widow" after allegedly killing two of her boyfriends with rat poison was has been jailed for 21 years.
Wane Brenda Oliveira was found guilty of aggravated homicide of one of the deaths yesterday in Itabuna, in North East Brazil.
She allegedly gave both her boyfriends 'chumbinho' - a rat poison made with the carbamate insecticide Aldicarb - eight months apart in 2017.
High amounts of Aldicarb can kill humans by paralysing the respiratory system.
The poison is illegal in many countries such as Germany and Switzerland, but it can be bought in three Brazilian states - including the one Oliveira lives in.
She was accused of killing her boyfriends, who were living with her at the time, when she reportedly found out they were planning to dump her.
Edvaldo Araujo Alves, 40, died in April 2017.
His death at the time was attributed to a massive heart attack.
Months later, she started dating Evandro Bonfim de Souza, also aged 40, whom she allegedly also later poisoned to death.
In both cases, the defendant took her victims to a healthcare unit after the poison took effect - where they both sadly died.
Oliveira's version of events had never satisfied Edvaldo's family members, who had said he was unhappy with his relationship.
His body was exhumed a year later after the poisoning was suspected which led to coroners confirming his relative's suspicions.
Oliveira was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the first murder, and a date has not yet been set for the trial for the second murder.
The defendant has been in preventive custody for four years.
During the trial, her legal defence denied the charges against her and has appealed the court's decision.
