Brazil Confronts Spate of Attacks on Women as Police Detain Suspects and Courts Tighten Measures

Overview

• In João Pessoa, a 42-year-old accused of assaulting his wife—who survived by jumping from an apartment—had his in‑the‑act arrest converted to preventive detention after a custody hearing.
• In Bauru (SP), police located José Felipe Candido hours after he fatally stabbed his ex-wife, Jéssica Pereira Silva, and he died in a shootout with the BAEP; she previously had a protective order for assaults.
• In Paraná, Ilda Alves de Paula died 13 days after an attack attributed to her 74-year-old ex-husband; state police will complement the inquiry and reindict for feminicide, and he remains in preventive custody.
• In Uruburetama (CE), Francisco José da Costa Gomes was shot in the legs and jailed after trying to enter a hospital to kill his wounded partner; a judge ordered preventive detention and protective measures for her and their child.
• In Andradina (SP), Fernanda de Oliveira Andrade, 25, was found with 54 stab wounds four days after she reported her partner and sought a protective order; the suspect, Otávio Breno dos Santos Carvalho, was arrested in flagrante.