Overview

• Dcav officers detained Iram de Almeida Saraiva Júnior at his home in Barra da Tijuca on October 1 after a court-ordered preventive arrest.
• The inquiry began in March with a complaint filed at the child’s daycare and was developed over roughly six months by the specialized child-victim unit.
• Police cite evidence including reports from a pediatrician and a psychologist plus a specialized interview with the two-year-old conducted by trained professionals.
• A prior search-and-seizure targeted the suspect, and his cellphone was taken for expert examination that remains in progress.
• The 50-year-old is a former Goiás state deputy and practicing physician in Niterói; his defense denies the allegations, and separate investigations into alleged insult and stalking of his ex-wife are open, with some outlets reporting the child is his daughter.