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Brazil Police Mount Coordinated Child-Exploitation Raids With 182 Warrants as 10 Are Arrested in São Paulo

Investigations triggered by online keyword tracking now move to forensic analysis of seized devices.

Overview

  • The Federal Police reported executing 182 search-and-seizure warrants and 11 preventive-prison orders across Brazil, mobilizing 617 federal and 273 state civil officers.
  • In Indaiatuba, agents served a search warrant and seized a suspect’s cellphone for examination, with no arrest reported at that location.
  • State investigators in São Paulo arrested 10 people and targeted 12 suspects identified through monitored keywords linked to child sexual abuse material.
  • Evidence collected includes cellphones, notebooks, hard drives and CPUs that will be examined to map networks and identify victims.
  • The national sweep has logged 19 arrests in flagrante and one victim rescued so far, with figures subject to update as operations continue.