William Shatner's Spanish Singin' Midget Brother!!!

DNA evidence has finally confirmed that Star Trek's Captain Kirk and wee-sized Brazilian singer Nelson Ned (featured in the clip above) are in fact brothers. A popular rumor in Brazil for close to two decades has finally been confirmed via evidence collected by a staffer of Brazil's President Ignacio da Silva. According to da Silva's staffer Yolanda Requierdos, who managed to attain a position as William Shatner's live-in housekeeper throughout June and July of this year, she collected a sample of the actor's DNA from a Diet Tab soda that he drank while lounging poolside at his California home. After doing so, Requierdos dropped the can into a Ziploc, packed her bags and quickly vacated Shatner's home for a flight to Brazil

President da Silva, after weeks of waiting and nail biting as Shatner's saliva was tested, was ecstatic after hearing the favorable news on Saturday from Dr. Josephina Reyes. As for singer Nelson Ned, whose real name is Jorge Valenzuela, he willingly offered a strand of hair from his scalp a few months ago.

Since Ned's birthparents have been confirmed to be Brazilians Jorge and Lucia Valenzuela, will William Shatner return to his native Brazil for a reunion with them and his pint-sized brother? No word from Shatner about a homecoming, but one thing is for certain: Brazil is basking in the news of its newest son!

"This country has been a good friend to America," said da Silva at a press conference in Brazil on Monday. "But the knowledge that your Captain Kirk is Brazilian makes us family."

* Brazilian President Ignacio "Lula" da Silva with President Bush after Monday's press conference.