Four days before the attacks of 52yearold Alexandre Bello Correa last Saturday (11) against his wife, the presenter Ana Hickmann, the businessman spoke to the press about the couple’s financial crisis. The company Hickmann Serviços Ltda, which belongs to the two, accuses Banco do Brasil of collecting debts of R$ 1.2 million, which Alexandre described as “predatory and greedy”.
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The presenter reported her husband for assault
— Life as a businessman here in Brazil is hard. We have several businesses and thankfully some are thriving but others not so much. “We had a good relationship with the bank, but unfortunately they became tougher in the negotiations because we found their attitude to be predatory and greedy,” said Correa in an interview with the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo last Wednesday (08).
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In addition to the debts owed to Banco do Brasil, Hickmann Serviços Ltda also owes millions of dollars in debts to Banco Safra and Sistema de Crédito Cooperativo (Sicredi). According to the Court of Justice of São Paulo (TJSP), the first lawsuits filed against the couple total more than R$4 million.
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In the same interview, Corrêa tried to defend his wife over news he viewed as “false and misleading” about the debt. He ended his speech by attempting to express his anger that the presenter’s public image had been tarnished by the financial crisis.
“We do not want to tarnish the name of Ana Hickmann, a woman who only works and produces, who is committed to the empowerment of women,” concluded the businessman.
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The presenter condemned Alexandre Correa for aggression
Ana Hickmann’s complaint
The 42yearold presenter filed a complaint against her husband for assault and domestic violence last Saturday (11). The case arose after an argument in the house where she lives with Correa in Itú, inland São Paulo. He even admitted to the fight but denied any “major consequences.” Hickmann decided not to seek an order of protection against her husband.
According to Ana, she was in the kitchen of the mansion talking with her tenyearold son when the topic of the conversation disturbed Correa. They started arguing and the child left the room in fear when the man changed his tone.
The first violence during the fight occurred when Alexandre pushed Ana Hickmann against the kitchen wall, according to the statement. According to the report, two employees of the house were in the room and observed everything. He is then said to have threatened to headbutt the moderator.
Ana also told police that she managed to free herself from Alexandre and went to the kitchen exit to get her cell phone. At that moment he would have followed her and deliberately closed the sliding door on the presenter’s left arm.
Hickmann also states in the police report that she managed to lock her husband outside the kitchen and that it was only at that moment that she felt safe to call the police. He left the scene before police arrived.