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Prosecutors Seek Footage After Armed Police Enter São Paulo Preschool Over Afro-Brazilian Lesson

The request is to evaluate potential misconduct ahead of any formal action.

Overview

  • São Paulo state prosecutors issued a November 17 order for school security footage, police bodycam video, records and identifications related to the incident at EMEI Antônio Bento.
  • The move followed a formal submission by elected officials, and the case was also sent to the Military Prosecutor’s Office for review.
  • The state public security secretariat says the Military Police opened an internal procedure and the corregedoria is analyzing bodycams, while witnesses reported a larger armed presence inside and around the school, including a high‑caliber weapon.
  • The parent who called police is an active-duty military policeman; a school employee filed a threat report against him, and he filed a report denying damage to a mural.
  • Municipal education officials say the classroom activity complied with the city’s antiracist curriculum and federal law; the director and teacher are on leave as the Police Ombudsman opens a parallel inquiry citing signs of religious racism, and residents organized a petition with a protest set for November 25.