Judge Orders Preventive Detention After Woman’s Toilet‑Paper Note Triggers Rescue in Santa Catarina

Overview

• The note, written on toilet paper, read “Estou em cárcere privado, 190” and included her address, according to police.
• Officers forced entry at the address after the note was found, arresting a 29-year-old and finding the victim in shock with neck, face and chest injuries.
• In statements to police, she reported repeated beatings, being forced to have sex under threat, and having her phone smashed for refusing to unlock it.
• She also said he recorded an intimate video without consent and threatened to publish it on WhatsApp groups and social networks if she tried to leave.
• Police records list 44 prior reports tied to the suspect, and the woman had a protective order as the pair had recently reconciled after six months apart.