First Witness Hearing Held in Hytalo Santos Case as Detention Decision Remains Pending

Overview

• Six defense witnesses and two for the prosecution testified at the Bayeux criminal court, while neither Hytalo Santos nor Israel Vicente was interrogated.
• The defense filed a motion to revoke preventive detention and prosecutors sought to keep the pair jailed, with Judge Antônio Rudimacy set to rule without a stated deadline.
• Atarde reported that YouTuber Felca, whose video propelled the case to national attention in August, appeared as a prosecution witness.
• The defendants have been in preventive custody since August at Presídio do Roger and are formally charged with producing pornographic material involving minors, with other alleged crimes sent to a separate court.
• Active court measures include blocked social profiles, content demonetization, search-and-seizure orders, asset freezes of up to R$20 million, and a R$10 million collective damages claim by prosecutors.