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Teacher at Rio’s Colégio Tamandaré Arrested Over Alleged Harassment of Students

Preventive detention follows mothers’ complaints after classroom footage reached police.

Overview

  • Police detained the unnamed teacher at his home in Irajá on October 13 and placed him in preventive custody.
  • Agents from the 42nd Police Precinct seized a cellphone and a notebook, with investigators now reviewing the devices alongside school videos.
  • Complaints filed on October 1 allege inappropriate comments, obscene gestures, and positioning in a doorway so girls would brush against him.
  • Students had drafted anonymous letters about the behavior, and police say another educator retained the material before the formal report.
  • Colégio Tamandaré says it suspended the teacher and is cooperating, though parents dispute the timing as investigators continue hearing minors in special testimony.