School Alerts Spur Three Arrests in Brazil Over Alleged Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse

Overview

• Police in Manaus detained a 24-year-old ride-hailing driver after an 8-year-old disclosed abuse through drawings and to a teacher, triggering a report to the Conselho Tutelar.
• Depca took the child’s special testimony, recorded threats by the suspect, documented a four-month timeline of alleged assaults, and secured a preventive warrant from the Amazonas court for estupro de vulnerável.
• The victim in Manaus underwent medical exams and was referred to Savvis, while investigators opened a case to determine whether the mother failed to act on prior disclosures.
• In Lauro de Freitas, Bahia, a 67-year-old grandfather was arrested on a judicial order after a 12-year-old reported at school that abuse began earlier this year, with police citing threats and the last alleged act on November 25.
• In Correntina, Bahia, a 45-year-old father was taken into custody on a temporary warrant over repeated abuse and death threats against his 20-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son from 2022 to 2025, with searches executed and the suspect held at the disposal of the courts.