São Paulo Police Launch 'Sentinela de Aço' to Execute 26 Warrants in Crimes Against Children

Overview

• The Civil Police deployed 43 officers and 19 vehicles to carry out court-ordered arrests across the South, East, West and North zones of the capital.
• The action targets convicted and wanted offenders for rape of vulnerable victims involving children and adolescents, with no public confirmation yet of warrants served.
• Among the targets are a man sentenced to 85 years for abusing children in his family, another given 15 years for raping a 3-year-old, and an aggressor accused of six years of abuse of a teenager.
• Some fugitives are sought by authorities in Maranhão and Bahia and are believed to have relocated to São Paulo to evade capture.
• Specialized DHPP units are participating, and police say most targets also face domestic-violence charges that indicate high social risk.