Police Across Brazil Arrest Suspects in Child Grooming and Domestic Violence Cases

Overview

• In Duque de Caxias (RJ), Civil Police arrested a 32-year-old at a mall cinema after he arranged to meet a 13-year-old, with the girl's mother posing as her online to help set the sting.
• Investigators say he took the contact from his son's phone, sent explicit messages and cash offers via WhatsApp, made a PIX that confirmed his identity, and now faces charges including estupro de vulnerável and resisting arrest.
• In Manaus (AM), a 37-year-old mother was placed in preventive custody after phone data showed she knew her 8-year-old daughter was being raped by the stepfather and tried to cover it up, a case first flagged by a teacher after the child depicted the abuse in a drawing.
• In São Paulo state, officers rescued a woman with neck injuries from a barricaded home in Sarapuí and, in Franca, detained a 58-year-old accused of violating a restraining order and trying to force his way into his ex-partner’s apartment with a knife.
• In Iporã (PR) and Mantenópolis (ES), police freed women held by an ex-boyfriend and a partner, arresting the suspects on counts that include false imprisonment, threats and attempted femicide.