Overview
- Brazilian police arrested influencer Monniky Fraga in a case they say involved a staged kidnapping to draw followers.
- Phone records reviewed in Operation Cortina de Likes linked her to one alleged kidnapper before and after the incident.
- Authorities are investigating suspected extortion, obstruction of justice, and wasting police resources.
- Investigators say three men took part in the plan, with one already in prison for other crimes and another killed before an arrest could be made.
- Detectives say her husband did not know of the plot and was beaten and robbed, while Fraga denies the claims and has asked to be released.