Priest Removed in Nova Maringá Video Case as Police Probe Invasion and Leak

Overview

• The Diocese of Diamantino opened a canonical investigation and reassigned parish celebrations to Father Pedro Hagassis after removing Father Luciano Braga Simplício.
• Civil Police executed search and seizure orders targeting suspects, including the ex‑fiancé’s father, and collected three cell phones for forensic review.
• Investigators said suspects may face charges such as invasion of domicile, unlawful coercion, exposure of intimate images, property damage, and psychological harm to the woman.
• The 21‑year‑old woman filed a police report over the unauthorized dissemination of her images.
• Video from the parish residence shows forced entry and the woman found distressed in a bathroom, while the priest denies an affair in audio circulated on social media.