Brazil arrests over a dozen suspects in diverse violent crimes across multiple states

Police forces in Brazil and Portugal reported a series of arrests linked to violent offenses. In Salgado Filho, Brazil, the Military Police recorded an attempted abduction of a nine‑year‑old girl by a man in a dark Fiat Uno. In Redondo, Portugal, the GNR detained a 32‑year‑old man for repeated domestic abuse against his ex‑partner and their five‑year‑old son, crimes that began while the family lived in France.

Domestic‑violence arrests continued in Brazil: a 34‑year‑old was detained in Patos de Minas after assaulting and threatening his partner; a 40‑year‑old was shot dead in Hortolândia after stabbing a 20‑year‑old youth during a shop dispute; in Rio Branco, a husband assaulted his wife with a revolver before fleeing; in Franca, a 26‑year‑old ex‑partner is wanted for a femicide that left a 22‑year‑old dead; in Peçanha, a 41‑year‑old suspect was arrested for the murder of his ex‑girlfriend Darlene Gonçalves Costa; in Canela, a man received a 30‑year prison term for attempting to kill his partner, leaving her paraplegic; in Pará, a couple was jailed for keeping a woman in private confinement.

Other violent incidents involved a mother facilitating the rape of her 12‑year‑old daughter in Jaguarão, a man shot during a police intervention after robbing a pharmacy in Campinas, a high‑risk fugitive arrested in Acre after threatening his wife with a knife, and a mother arrested in Patos de Minas for abandoning two children, one of whom died in a fire. In Portugal, the GNR also seized illegal gambling machines, an unrelated case.

A Portuguese broadcast discussed rising domestic‑violence statistics, noting a 10 % increase in detentions and a 13 % rise in reported cases during the first half of 2026.