Brazilian Ex-Model Recounts Abuse and Ties to Epstein

Brazilian former model Amanda Ungaro reiterated today her allegations of alleged abuse, diplomatic corruption, and institutional retaliation involving figures from U.S. and international elites.

In an interview with the portal Brasil 247, Ungaro recounted episodes from her trajectory in the fashion world and her ties with Italian businessman and diplomat Paolo Zampolli, in addition to referring to her relationship with the late American financier convicted of sex crimes, Jeffrey Epstein.

Ungaro stated that she began working as a model at age 13 and later traveled to Milan and Paris, where she came into contact with the agency of Frenchman Jean-Luc Brunel, who was identified as a central figure in the sexual exploitation network linked to Epstein.

According to her account, at age 16 she traveled on Epstein's private jet from Europe to New York for a job related to Brunel's agency. The former model said that on that occasion nearly 30 minors were traveling and that she only later understood the full scope of Epstein's activities.

She further claimed to have maintained a close relationship for years with U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, and to have frequented the White House during the magnate's first term.

After leaving the fashion world, Ungaro worked in diplomatic representations of Caribbean countries at the United Nations, including the mission of Grenada. According to her, during that period she became aware of practices she described as mechanisms of corruption and influence peddling related to diplomatic passports and tax benefits.

The Brazilian asserted that Zampolli sought to use privileges tied to diplomatic status and recounted an alleged scheme to commercialize passports for around $250,000.

Additionally, the interviewee related that after her separation from Zampolli in 2017 and amid a custody dispute over her son, she was detained by U.S. immigration authorities and remained for over three months in facilities of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement service. Ungaro described the conditions of the detention centers as degrading and stated that she witnessed situations that, in her testimony, constituted human rights violations.

The Brazilian pointed out that she later delivered documents and gave statements before investigators, attorneys, and representatives of the U.S. Senate regarding the facts she claims to have known. She also stated that she received a notification from attorneys linked to Melania Trump after making public statements about her relationship with the presidential couple.

Ungaro rejected the accusations of defamation and maintained that she is willing to uphold her allegations.