Lucas Guimarães said he lost more than R$10 million—approximately $2 million when calculated at an illustrative exchange rate of R$5 to $1—in a scam he attributes to a group of former business managers. The presenter and influencer discussed the loss in an exclusive interview with Jussara Ávila at the 61st birthday party for Marrone, held in São Paulo on Tuesday, Nov. 10. He said the experience forced him to rebuild his life and work, while adding that he continues to trust in divine justice.
Guimarães said the past several months had brought difficult lessons. Looking back on the period, he described the year as one in which he moved from being a boy to becoming a businessman. He linked that change to having to confront situations that, in his view, made him mature quickly. He did not present the episode simply as a financial setback: His account also focused on the personal effect of losing money and on the process of recovering after the loss.
The presenter said he had not previously made the scale of the alleged loss public. He began describing what happened by saying, “I was robbed by a team that… only God knows.” He then attributed the loss to former business managers and said he had to rebuild himself in a particularly forceful way. His remarks described the people involved as members of a team that had worked with him in the past, but he did not identify them by name during the interview.
Guimarães said an audit identified a discrepancy of R$10 million, or approximately $2 million using the same illustrative exchange rate. An audit is a review of financial records intended to examine whether reported amounts match the records and transactions being checked. In this case, Guimarães said the review brought the difference to light. He did not detail which records were examined, how the amount was calculated, or when the audit took place.
He also said that steps had already been taken, including the removal of members of his team. He declined to name the people involved. “I’m not going to name names here, but the people know that those who used to be with me are no longer with me,” he said. His account therefore identified the broad nature of the personnel changes without specifying who was dismissed, what roles they held, or what formal arrangements had governed their work.
The interview did not include detailed information about any legal filings or the status of a possible investigation. Guimarães said he had taken measures after the discrepancy was identified, but the account did not specify whether those measures included a court case, a police report, or another formal process. He said he maintains faith in divine justice. That statement expressed his personal outlook; it did not provide additional details about the administrative or legal steps connected to the alleged loss.
He also explained the professional circumstances surrounding the episode. Guimarães said he had been excited about the possibility of fulfilling his dream of hosting a television program. He emphasized that the situation was not connected to SBT, the Brazilian television network, but instead involved an independent team. The distinction was part of his clarification about the context in which he had been working. He did not name the program or provide further information about the independent group.
Guimarães characterized the experience as cruel, but said faith and the ability to start over helped him continue. He described asking God for wisdom, saying it was difficult to remain a good person among people he considered bad. He added that when others tried to take something from him, undermine his genuineness or essence, or take away his peace, he came to understand that he returned stronger. His remarks presented recovery as both a practical and personal process, without describing a specific timetable or financial plan.
The account leaves several elements unspecified. Guimarães did not publicly identify the former business managers he accused, explain the precise arrangements they had with him, or provide documents supporting the amount he cited. The interview also did not contain a response from the people he blamed. The figure of more than R$10 million is therefore presented as his account of the loss and of the discrepancy identified by an audit, rather than as an independently detailed accounting in the interview.
The amount is expressed here in U.S. dollars as an approximate conversion, not as a precise exchange-market valuation. At the illustrative rate of R$5 per dollar, R$10 million equals $2 million; the actual dollar value can vary with the exchange rate and the date of conversion. Guimarães’s central disclosure was that he says he lost more than that amount and that the discovery prompted changes within his team. He said the episode marked a difficult period, but that he intends to move forward with faith and a renewed sense of strength.
