Man travels 2,000 km in Brazil to meet an AI-generated woman
Original title: Man seeking love travels 2,000 km to meet an AI-generated woman
He sold belongings to fund the bus trip; police have not established that a crime occurred.
Edimar Rocha Martins, 49, traveled by bus from Imperatriz to Belo Horizonte to meet “Jéssica Fazendeira,” an account he says he had messaged since 2020. Radio staff told him she was AI-generated, and a migrant service helped him return. The operator says the 2025 character was for affiliate sales, denies private messages, and says current videos are labeled as AI. Police could not establish a crime. Similar trips by two older men to the same city were reported in June and August.
Unconfirmed: The operator disputes Martins's claims of private messages and of when the character was created.
- Martins says the persona offered to pay for the trip and have him live on a farm.
- The operator says the TikTok profile was largely abandoned and used to drive sales.
- A June traveler went 4,000 km; an August traveler paid almost R$3,000 for a flight.
- Reporting does not link those accounts to Jéssica or show money paid to operators.
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