Police Across Brazil Make Multiple Arrests in Child Sexual Abuse Cases Reported by Schools and Clinicians

Overview

• In Manaus, a 24-year-old app driver was arrested after an 8-year-old disclosed abuse through school drawings, with the mother under investigation for possible omission and the child referred to Savvis for exams.
• In Iguaba Grande, police detained a father who, according to authorities, confessed to abusing his daughter over a year after she revealed the violence during psychological care.
• In Lauro de Freitas, a 67-year-old grandfather was taken into custody following the granddaughter’s school report, with investigators citing threats used to keep the abuse hidden.
• In Santa Quitéria, Ceará, a municipal teacher under suspension since June 2024 was arrested on a preventive warrant in a case that the city says involves conduct outside school settings.
• In rural Correntina, Bahia, a 45-year-old father was arrested on suspicion of abusing and threatening his children in episodes recorded between 2022 and November 2025, with allegations of firearms intimidation.