Brazil: A karate expert and two women have been arrested on suspicion of killing at least two women, before eating their flesh to purify the soul

The Brazilian trio, who were seized in Pernambuco in the northeastern part of the country, were said by police to be part of a sect which believes in the purification of the world. Jorge da Silveira, 51, a graduate and karate expert, along with Isabel Pires, 51, and Bruna da Silva, 25, planned ot kill three women each year, according to Brazilian police. Their plans were discovered when police came across a 50-page book belonging to da Silveira, which included drawings, and details of cannibalism. Police have found two bodies in the garden of a house belonging to the group. They believe the bodies found could be those of Alexandra Falcao, 20, and Gisele da Silva, 30, who were reported missing in the area recently. The two women were reportedly seen near the house of the suspects shortly before they disappeared. Neighbors of the trio set fire to the house where the bodies were found. Police Commissioner Wesley Fernandes said that the trio were planning to kill another woman in a nearby town, and feel there could be more victims.