Pernambuco police investigate classroom rape of two 14-year-olds

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• [● 3 SOURCES] Two 14‑year‑old girls reported being gang‑raped inside a classroom at a municipal school in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco. (Police Civil of Pernambuco)
• [● 2 SOURCES] Police Civil of Pernambuco opened a criminal investigation into the assault and possible school omission. (Police Civil of Pernambuco)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Threats were made against the victims to silence them. (Victims' statements)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] The school director promised immediate support but did not contact the families. (Girls' lawyer)
• [● 2 SOURCES] The case is being processed under Brazil’s Child and Adolescent Statute (ECA). (Legal framework)
• [● 2 SOURCES] The alleged perpetrators were male classmates. (Victims' statements)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] The victims are receiving psychological assistance from the Tutelary Council. (Girls' lawyer)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] The families requested the girls be transferred to other schools. (Families' request)
• [● 2 SOURCES] Diogo dos Santos Serpa was arrested for practicing medicine illegally while treating a child with a brain tumor. (Police/Judiciary)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] João Paulo Furlan is suspected of involvement in an electoral corruption scheme in Amapá. (CNMP)
• [● 2 SOURCES] Thiago Barreto Marques da Silva was arrested in flagrante for suspected rape of a vulnerable person in São Paulo. (Police/Judiciary)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] A judge ordered the preventive detention of Diogo dos Santos Serpa, citing a direct risk to the lives of others. (Police/Judiciary)