Expulsion, fights and drastic changes drive the soap opera
Starting from this Monday (7/7), “Vale Tudo” sets up a series of twists around Maria de Fátima (Bella Campos). After finding out that it was her daughter who stole the dollars and plotted with Marco Aurélio, Raquel (Taís Araujo) expels Maria de Fátima from the house. Then, the protagonist faces an unexpected reaction from Odete Roitman (Débora Bloch), who defends the young woman and, furious, tears her daughter’s wedding dress. The behind-the-scenes of this scene, one of the most anticipated in the soap opera, was shown by “Fantástico” on Sunday (6), marking the beginning of a new phase in the 21h story.
How do conflicts advance after the expulsion?
The conflict doesn’t end there. Maria de Fátima appears shaken in a conversation with César (Cauã Reymond), who shows concern about the situation. Later, Afonso (Humberto Carrão) takes a protective stance toward his fiancée and becomes directly involved in the consequences of the events. Cleverly, the character follows Odete Roitman’s advice to gain Celina’s (Malu Galli) trust. However, Celina eventually finds out, through Cecília (Maeve Jinkings), that it was actually Maria de Fátima who stole Sarita’s documents, creating a new source of stress for the villain.
How does Maria de Fátima see her influencer career collapsing?
The fall of Maria de Fátima continues in the next chapters. Trying to stand out as an influencer, she makes a serious mistake: she posts a photo at the TCA presidency without her mother-in-law’s permission, causing a disaster in her online career. The post goes viral, Odete demands its removal, and the young woman becomes the target of jokes and attacks. While filming a video portraying herself as a victim, Fátima intensifies the crisis with the Roitman family. Odete reacts decisively: “It’s not the post you’re going to delete, no, Fátima, it’s the entire profile! Do you prefer ending your profile or my patience?” pressuring her daughter-in-law until the complete deletion of her social networks.
The businesswoman emphasizes her contempt for the young woman’s attempt: “Your business is having married my son. My dear, if you do some basic math, you’ll see that what you earned from this post doesn’t even pay half of what this ridiculous game has already cost Afonso.”
With the end of the profile, Fátima still asks to say goodbye to the Fatymores, but is humiliated once again: “This is the peak of bad taste! Imagine, Fatymores! You should be ashamed to say such a vulgar thing out loud, Fátima!” The sequence of conflicts marks the end of the character’s influencer phase and indicates a new configuration for the central core of the novel from the next episodes.
The villain’s fall marks a new phase of the novel
Globo intends to start a new phase in “Vale Tudo” by betting on impactful scenes to reposition the 9 p.m. soap opera. Taking advantage of the twists already planned in the script, the network aims to reverse the ratings crisis in prime time and adjust the story to follow more faithfully the 1988-1989 version – in which Maria de Fátima was not an influencer.
Manuela Dias, the author of the adaptation, has already incorporated various contemporary themes into the new version, such as burnout, child support, gambling addiction, and reborn babies, making the soap opera diverge from the original text. In many cases, it has become impossible to return completely to the standard of the first version. But the end of Maria de Fátima’s influencer career is a first step.
Raquel regains the spotlight and the script bets on new plots
Another change underway is the return of protagonist Raquel to the center of the story, with a renewed look and more emphasis in her rivalry with Maria de Fátima. In recent months, the focus had been on Maria de Fátima and Odete Roitman, but a timely trip by Odete abroad will allow developing parallel plots and advancing storylines that had been stagnant.
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