Porto de Galinhas Assault Probe Advances as 14 Suspects Identified and Beach Stall Is Shut for a Week

Overview

• The Pernambuco Civil Police report that about 14 people have been identified and are being interviewed over the beach assaults on Saturday.
• Ipojuca’s city hall suspended Barraca da Maura for one week and ordered implicated staff removed after meetings with police and Procon, and it announced tougher beach inspections and consumer‑protection enforcement.
• The tourists say a previously agreed R$50 charge became R$80 and that a group beat them, while vendors deny overcharging and homophobia, and a waiter alleges a tourist put him in a chokehold.
• The couple say they will sue the Ipojuca municipality and the Pernambuco state government, citing lack of security, deficient public services and official omission.
• Following the case’s online fallout, the couple accepted a sponsored New Year’s stay in Balneário Camboriú, which the city’s mayor said is supported by the local hospitality trade group.