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Federal police arrest woman in Itapoá for sexual trafficking
The Federal Police, together with the Integrated Force for Combating Organized Crime in Santa Catarina (FICCO/SC) and the Santa Catarina Military Police, detained a woman in the coastal town of Itapoá, Brazil. The operation was triggered by information from the Paraguayan National Police indicating a network that trafficked Paraguayan women for sexual exploitation in the state.
During the raid, authorities seized a mobile phone and rescued a Paraguayan woman who had been held against her will. The detained suspect faces charges of facilitating prostitution and maintaining an establishment used for sexual exploitation.
The case highlights cross‑border cooperation between Brazilian and Paraguayan law‑enforcement agencies to combat human‑trafficking networks.
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Brisanet · Claro · FICCO/SC · Federal Police of Brazil · Itapoá · Itapoá, Santa Catarina · Ministério Público de Santa Catarina · Ministério Público do Ceará · Organized crime group in Greater Florianópolis · Paraguayan National Police · Paraguayan trafficking victim · Paraguayan women