Rio police arrest plastic surgeon ‘Dr Bumbum’ over HSBC manager’s death after buttock enlargement
Denis Furtado and his mother were arrested in an upmarket beach suburb of Rio, after police received a tip-off
Police in Rio de Janeiro have arrested a celebrity plastic surgeon known as “Dr Bumbum” along with his mother for the alleged murder after one of his patients, who died after a surgical procedure conducted in his apartment on Saturday.
Rio police tweeted that, following a tip-off to a hotline, Denis Furtado, 45, had been arrested in the upmarket, beachside neighbourhood where he performed the buttock-enhancing treatment on HSBC bank manager Lilian Calixto, 46. She died in hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Rio’s O Globo news site reported that both Furtado and his mother had been arrested at a lawyer’s office in a business centre.
Furtado had become a celebrity in Brazil and revelled in his nickname in social media posts. He had more than 600,000 followers on his Instagram account and a further 44,000 on his Facebook page. He used both to publish “before” and “after” photos of his treatments. He had also posted about buttock-enhancing treatments using Poly (methyl methacrylate), or PMMA, a synthetic resin also known as acrylic glass filler. The Brazilian Plastic Surgery Society has issued warnings over its use.
Preventive prison orders, akin to arrest warrants, had been issued for Furtado and his mother in connection with the murder of Calixto. While at large the pair had sought a judicial order so they could remain free while their case proceeded, but were turned down by a Rio court.