Brazilian Police Make Arrests in Multi-State Sexual-Abuse Cases

Overview

• Bahia’s Paulo Afonso DEAM arrested a 43-year-old neighbor in flagrante after he invaded a 46-year-old woman’s home, threatened to set it on fire, assaulted her, and raped her following an earlier police report for threats.
• In Buritirama, Bahia, police executed three temporary arrest warrants under Operation Sodoma against male relatives accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old who, investigators say, was victimized since age nine, with the teen receiving medical and psychosocial care.
• São Paulo state police in Cândido Mota detained a suspect under a court-ordered temporary arrest after an adolescent reported abuse beginning at age three and continuing until 15, with at least two victims identified and inquiries ongoing to locate others.
• The Minas Gerais civil police arrested an 81-year-old grandfather in São Gotardo in flagrante on suspicion of abusing his granddaughters, ages three and seven, and the children were referred for specialized medical and psychological support.
• Across the cases, authorities report immediate detentions, referrals to protection services, and requests for preventive or temporary custody while investigations continue to corroborate allegations and identify further victims.