Aparecida Schunk is best known for being the mother of Fabiana Flosi who is the wife of Formula 1 (F1) billionaire Bernie Ecclestone.

She is housewife and is married a retired civil servant with a backround in engineering.

She has another daughter, Fernanda.

The family has a home in the Interlagos district of São Paulo, Brazil and a vacation home in the countryside.

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In July 2016, Aparecida Schunk was kidnapped for ransom of £28 million GBP or $36.6 million USD.

She was kidnapped at her home in the Interlagos district of São Paulo, Brazil.

Bernie and the Ecclestone family are in contact with the kidnappers.

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A source close to the police investigation told Brazilian magazine Veja the criminals have stipulated the ransom money be paid in pounds sterling and split into four plastic bags.

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The amount is the largest ever demanded in a kidnapping in Brazil, which sees hundreds of cases a year.

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