Jeffrey Epstein financed Brazilian models and warned days before about his arrest; MPF investigates citation in Natal

Epstein case: UK Prime Minister faces criticism for former ambassador’s connection to billionaire The millions of new documents about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the American government in recent weeks show that he maintained personal relationships with Brazilian models, helped them financially and may even have employed them at some point as assistants. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp There are conversations dating back to at least 2006 in the archives, before he was arrested for the first time. In these conversations, held by email, he is invited to parties, talks about visits to São Paulo, says he will send money, asks them to introduce other women when he travels to Brazil, receives photos of women (ages are not mentioned) and even warns one of them a few days before he was arrested for the first time, in 2008. 👉 As the context of the emails is limited and there is no clarity about illegal actions, all names will be preserved in this text. Part of these files was taken offline by the American government in recent days, after victims were identified. BBC News Brasil showed, last week, that one of Epstein’s partners spoke to him about his intention to buy a fashion magazine in Brazil and that they would have direct contact in the country to get girls, including underage girls. He also revealed, through an interview with a victim, that several Brazilian women were in his mansion. Complaint to the Federal Public Ministry Messages show payments from Epstein to Brazilian women, help with travel logistics and exchange of favors. Getty Images via BBC One of these messages involving a Brazilian woman came to the attention of the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, last week. An internal exchange of letters began after chief prosecutor Gilberto Barroso de Carvalho Júnior announced that he had received information “reporting the grooming and sending of a woman residing on the outskirts of Natal/RN, possibly to perform sexual acts with the person of Jeffrey Epstein, in the USA”. Last week, journalists and websites in the State reported that there were mentions of a woman from Natal in email exchanges. Dated 2011, the messages, obtained by BBC News Brasil, do not confirm whether grooming took place, nor do they reveal the age of the person mentioned. But they show Epstein’s interest in a Brazilian woman after she was introduced by an acquaintance. They also show that this bridge in Brazil also tried to introduce him to other friends. The dialogues detail the organization for issuing a passport, the plan to take her to the US and Epstein’s explicit requests for photos in swimsuits and lingerie. (more details below) The case was referred to the National Unit to Combat International Human Trafficking and Immigrant Smuggling. ‘Boss’ See the videos that are trending on g1 The first messages were exchanged in 2006. Epstein asks a model if he can meet another woman (possibly Brazilian, given her name) and asks her to call him in New York on Sunday. In a previous message, the Brazilian interlocutor says she “has something” for him, without saying what, to which Epstein responds: “I’m waiting for a photo.” In December, he announced that he would be in São Paulo and asked “Princess, where are you? I’ll be in São Paulo this week. Who’s there?” In another, he announces that he is in Paris and asks “are there friends (or friends, since the term used is “any friends”) here?”. The woman, who, in one of the emails, calls him “boss” (in Portuguese), asks Epstein for information about the operation of a large women’s lingerie company abroad and says that her boyfriend is interested in investing in the brand. She also asks him if a friend can stay at his house in New York and if he can help with her ticket, to which he responds, “Do I know her?” In at least one of the emails in which Epstein is copied, from 2008, there is the title Save the Date (“save the date”, in a literal translation of the expression generally used in invitations to events), with names and emails of several Brazilian models and businesspeople in the fashion sector. The conversations end with Epstein saying he is “going to jail for a year, starting on Monday. I wish you the best of luck.” This last message was sent on June 28, 2008. On the 30th, he pleaded guilty to charges of soliciting underage prostitutes and was sentenced to serve time. ‘Can I send you money?’ Throughout 2012, Epstein exchanged a series of messages with another Brazilian model. The messages imply that they had some type of relationship and that Epstein helped her with money. “My love, thank you for everything. You are incredible. Thank you for caring about me. I really like you. Not just for sex, but for your heart. I hope to see you soon”, she says in one of the messages, sent in February 2012. In July, new thanks. “I miss you so much, thank you for everything, for always being close to me. You are the best. Don’t forget that you live in my heart.” Epstein asks her if “she can come to the island after the 1st” and offers to fly out to pick her up. In February, he says he wants to send her money and that he doesn’t like that “she has nothing.” “Do you have a bank account where I can send money?”, to which she responds with information about a Brazilian bank. In July, she tells Epstein that she “needs a down payment” and says she wants to help a boyfriend who is starting to work in investments. Aesthetic surgery and presentation of women in Natal A Brazilian woman who frequently appears in the archives maintained a close and financially dependent relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Between 2009 and 2013, the messages show that she not only requested funds for personal expenses and cosmetic procedures, but also introduced other women to the billionaire, although the ages of these women are not mentioned at any point in the conversations. In 2009, message exchanges detail requests for money for silicone implant surgery; the woman delayed the procedure while awaiting payment, stating that she intended to “show off in Palm Beach” after the results. To make the request viable, Epstein instructed employees to make bank transfers, including in Brazilian currency. The financial support extended to other requests: an Epstein employee reported that the Brazilian woman was in his office requesting $450 to buy a cell phone and, at another time, records show assistants coordinating payments for luxury beauty services for both the young woman and her mother. The Brazilian woman’s role in intermediating contacts appears in records from January 2011, when she handled the departure of a young woman from Natal to the United States — this is the case that the MPF is dealing with in the open procedure, mentioned at the beginning of this report. In a message, she described that the girl did not speak the language, had never traveled and came from a simple family, suggesting that she travel on the same flight to make the journey easier. The young woman’s age is not mentioned in the records. Accompanying the report, the Brazilian sent photos of the young woman and stated that Epstein would “adore” her. Epstein’s response was a request for more images, specifying that they should be of “lingerie or bikini”. Although the billionaire later wrote that the help could be “misinterpreted”, the Brazilian continued to suggest the meeting, proposing that it take place in Paris and reinforcing that the young woman was his “type”. Natal is also mentioned in another context, when modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel tells Epstein that he was in the city in 2010. Brunel was a known partner of Epstein. Brunel was found dead in prison in Paris, France, in 2022. He had been detained since the start of a formal investigation, after being accused of sexual harassment and rape against young people aged between 15 and 18 in France. He denied the accusations. There is also a message in 2013, from the same Brazilian, in which she asks Epstein for help. He says he has an eviction order, doesn’t have the resources to pay a lawyer and asks for a place to stay. In the same text, she mentioned a new friend who had recently arrived from Brazil who would be interested in meeting him. ‘I’m going to São Paulo. Do you have some friends for me?’ Jean-Luc Brunel: who is the Frenchman who links Brazil to the Epstein case In another conversation, in April 2006, a Brazilian model made an outburst to Epstein. She apologizes for disappointing him (the context is not explained) and says it wasn’t her intention. “I guess I was a little scared or worried…that one day you wouldn’t like me anymore and send me home.” She remembers an episode in which “Jean Luck” was in Brazil and that Epstein asked her to talk to him about getting a job. She was possibly referring to Jean-Luc Brunel, a former French modeling agent and partner of Epstein, also accused of having trafficked women. Brunel’s visits to Brazil in search of models are known and there is even a photo of him in Brasília and videos at a recruitment agency. “He told me he didn’t know how you still liked me. That you always stay with a girl for a short time and then send her home. And he was sure you’d get tired of me sooner or later.” She reports that she met a boyfriend at the same time, whom she said she liked, but still missed Epstein. “And you don’t think it’s about the money. If it was, I would have gone when you asked me. I really liked you.” Epstein responds to the message with a “don’t worry.” In December of the same year, he announced that he was going to São Paulo and asked: “Do you have any friends for me?” She then replies: “In São Paulo I don’t have any that you would like, they are older.” In 2007 they spoke again and she asked for tips on how to invest her money. “I’m making good money. And since I’ve never had that kind of money, I don’t know what to do! I just wanted to ask if you could give me some tips on where I can invest or anything else… Could you?” And he replies: “Buy a nice apartment in Brazil. Send more photos.” ‘I don’t know many girls. You are demanding’ There is another email exchange, in 2010, which reports a conflict between Epstein and a model in debt. Her name was redacted. It is not possible to say whether she is Brazilian or if she only works with Brazilian brands. The woman writes saying that she “really” needs to talk to him and claims to have a debt of “$26,000” related to a house in New York. He says he is afraid of “not being able to go to America anymore”. He reports that he would participate in “a fashion show”, which he describes as “a big event”, with “Brazilian supermodels”. And he says: “It’s a big chance for me and I’m full of problems.” In another excerpt, she: “Please help me. I just want to work, have a career and go to Brazil.” Epstein responds by saying that she needs to offer something in return, not just ask. “I think it’s time for you to realize that every time you talk to me, you ask me for something, every time,” he writes. Then he adds, “It would be nice if every now and then you gave something back or offered something.” Despite this, he concludes: “That said, I’ll try.” She responds by implying that she has difficulty introducing girls to him because he is “very demanding”. “Of course I want to do something for you, but you ask me something that is difficult. How can I do that?”, he writes. Elsewhere, he states: “I don’t know many girls. I want to do everything for you, but ask me for something I can really do.” Epstein then counters: “You never even send a thank you,” he writes. “I’m not talking about the girls. You never even send a cookie.” He continues: “You never ask what you can do. You only ask for what you want in that moment.” And he concludes: “That’s not how a friend behaves.”

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