Overview

• Security footage published by TV Globo shows a man arriving by bicycle, pouring a liquid through the gate and igniting the residence.
• Police say the 56-year-old was placed in a 30-day temporary detention that a judge may convert to preventive custody.
• The fire occurred on September 9 in QNM 4, Ceilândia, with the victim’s daughters, aged about 1 and 12, inside the home.
• The 12-year-old remains in intensive care in serious condition, and police reported she has been extubated; the younger child was not injured.
• Authorities cite prior threats, alleged stalking and a breached protective order, and the suspect faces charges of criminal arson, attempted homicide and violating the Lei Maria da Penha order.