It's a real race against time. Jose Castelo Branco He held several meetings with lawyers to prepare his defense in the domestic violence case, although he publicly guaranteed this “Get out of debt, out of danger” And that there is nothing to prepare for, the truth is that He has shown his determination to cooperate with the professionals representing him in order to bring the truth to the courts.

There are many witnesses that the socialite wants to hear from in this process, most of whom reside in the United States and have knowledge of the couple's life.

Among the names on the witness list, according to The Mag, is the employee who is with the former couple most of the time in New York, Anna, who is responsible for caring for Betty Grafstein. But this is just one chess piece, as the 61-year-old art dealer wants to call them “more close friends”, some of whom may not even have a very positive statement regarding the American woman's son, Roger Basile.

“José will come into contact with many friends who share and know their reality closely, people who know, for example, that Roger never accepted José into his mother’s life and who have seen how he was Betty’s sole caregiver for all these years.”says a source close to the Portuguese, adding that the 95-year-old's “more than 30 hospitalizations” in New York will still be visible under a magnifying glass.

“There is a major issue here. In New York State, hospitals are very strict, very careful with domestic violence cases, and they are especially attentive in cases like this. All reports of these reactions will be presented, mostly due to sodium deficiency, but also due to other age-related problems, and José wants to be heard from the doctors and nurses, who have monitored Betty's clinical condition and can attest to what he was like as a child. shepherd”says the same source, adding that in all cases of hospitalization, José Castillo Branco accompanied Betty Grafstein to the hospital.

The majority of witnesses will therefore be Americans, as Castelo Branco in Portugal believes that most people have a preconceived idea about themselves and that this can obscure their testimony, without risking further disappointments such as those that ensure suffering with Marcela Fernandez, her husband. Friend, who in the meantime kept the merchant's bags and handed them over to Petit's son, Roger Basile, who was now in Portugal to solve problems related to his mother's health.

Roger wants a mother in the United States

With Betty Grafstein hospitalized for about a month, her son, Roger BasilShe arrived in Portugal this week, at a time when the 95-year-old American woman is expected to be released from the hospital soon.

As CMTV reported, the businessman held talks with the medical team accompanying his mother to see if she could be returned to the United States safely, because that is his wish.

Only if the trip was completely inadvisable would he consider the idea of ​​keeping Betty in Portugal, in a nursing home.

Furthermore, it was also announced that Roger will be making progress in his mother's divorce, and will remain in direct contact with lawyers to speed up the official separation from José Castelo Branco, whom his mother married in 1996. The relationship was later registered in the United States, so must now be initialed On divorce in both countries.