PRF Inspector Granted Provisional Release in Alleged Racial Insult of PM Captain in Bahia

Overview

• A custody hearing on Monday relaxed the in-flagrante arrest and granted provisional release to Michele Alencar, 44.
• Police report the incident happened around 10:00 a.m. Sunday on the SESI court in Jardim Cruzeiro during a private school youth tournament in Feira de Santana.
• PM Captain Leandro Muniz alleges she said “isso é coisa de preto” and that her son struck him from behind, triggering a physical confrontation.
• Michele Alencar admits she used profanity but denies a racial insult and says she was subjected to violence against women, and she underwent a forensic exam after being detained.
• The PRF says it is monitoring the off-duty case and SESI issued a note repudiating violence, while the Civil Police plan to hear witnesses in the coming days.