Three French Slain in Brazil

(Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) Three French nationals were killed yesterday in Rio De Janeiro at a non-government education group's offices about a block from Copacabana Beach. The dead are identified as Delphine Douyere, 36, Christian Doupes, 42, and Jerome Faure, 38. They worked for Terr'Ativa, meaning Active Earth.

It's believed that the motive for the murders was to cover up theft of funds from Terr'Ativa. Three suspects, Tarsio Wilson Ramires, 25, Luis Gonzaga Goncalves de Oliveira, 27, and Jose Michel Goncalves Cardoso, 25, were arrested.

Interestingly, just yesterday it was reported that four Frenchman were murdered in Saudi Arabia. Must be some bad mojo afflicting expatriate Frenchmen.