The mother-in-law of billionaire Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was abducted in Brazil and is being held for a $36 MILLION ransom ... this according to multiple local reports.
Media outlets in Brazil say 67-year-old Aparecida Schunk was taken in Sao Paulo on Friday night -- and the scumbags are demanding to be paid in pounds sterling divided into 4 bags.
81-year-old Ecclestone is married to 38-year-old Brazilian-born Fabiana Flosi -- who was a marketing director at one of Bernie's favorite resorts in Switzerland. The wed in 2012.
So far, Ecclestone's camp has not commented on the situation.