# Brazil police actions on crimes involving elders > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/brazil-elderly-murder-prosecutions > Updated: 2026-07-28T19:43:40.000Z. Sources: 35. Developments: 8. In early June, authorities in Amazonas captured a convicted murderer who had served a 24‑year sentence for a 2015 robbery‑homicide of an 85‑year‑old resident. By mid‑June, a man accused of killing a 74‑year‑old woman in Minas Gerais was sent to a jury trial, with evidence linking him to the victim through surveillance footage and a personal motive. Later that week, police in the interior of São Paulo seized two separate suspects: a 64‑year‑old man already serving a rape sentence and a 49‑year‑old man wanted for a series of burglaries, the latter captured with the help of a police helicopter. The month closed with the arrest of a local pastor in Registro, São Paulo, after video evidence showed him raping his 91‑year‑old, bedridden mother‑in‑law. All cases remain under investigation, with the suspects held in preventive detention pending further legal proceedings. In early July, police in Aracaju, Sergipe confirmed that an elderly homeowner shot an intruder who had broken into his house. The homeowner, who had kept a revolver for about thirty years, fired a single round that killed the intruder on the scene. Police seized the firearm and five cartridges, and forensic teams collected evidence. The resident said he called police before confronting the intruder and later reported the shooting as legitimate self‑defense. The homicide is being investigated by the local Department of Homicides. On 22 July 2026, police in Paraná responded to two burglary incidents involving elderly victims. In Arapongas, a man forced open the front door and damaged an electric fence to retrieve a cell‑phone from his former partner’s residence. In nearby Apucarana, thieves cut a barbed‑wire fence to enter the home of an 82‑year‑old woman on Avenida Santa Catarina, stealing several items before fleeing. Police patrolled the area following the attacks. ## Claims - A robbery occurred on June 5 2026 in an apartment in Tubarão, Santa Catarina. (single source) - The victims were a 61‑year‑old woman, a 63‑year‑old man and a 67‑year‑old man. (single source) - The assailants were armed, tied the victims with plastic restraints and stole money and jewellery. (single source) - A suspect was arrested in Içara on the same day as the robbery, alleged to have transported the perpetrators. (single source) - The suspects originated from the municipality of Criciúma. (single source) - Two additional men directly participated in the robbery. (single source) - On July 10 2026 police executed search warrants in Criciúma and arrested a 37‑year‑old suspect. (single source) - A third suspect remains at large. (single source) - The robbery occurred on the morning of 5 June 2026 in an apartment in Tubarão targeting a 61‑year‑old woman, her 63‑year‑old husband and a 67‑year‑old man. (single source) - The victims were bound with plastic ties and robbed of money and various jewelry. (single source) - A suspect who transported the assailants from Criciúma to Tubarão was arrested in Içara on the same day of the robbery. (single source) - Two additional men directly participated in the robbery and were later identified. (single source) ## Timeline ### 2026-07-28: Elderly couple robbery in Tubarão, Brazil results in arrests A June 5, 2026 robbery of an elderly couple in Tubarão, Brazil led to arrests, evidence seizures, and a pending judicial indictment. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/police-arrest-suspects-in-tubaro-elderly-home-robbery ### 2026-07-22: Burglary attacks in Arapongas and Apucarana, Brazil Two burglary incidents in Paraná, Brazil: a man broke into his ex‑partner’s Arapongas home to retrieve a cell phone, and thieves broke a fence to rob an 82‑year‑old’s house in Apucarana, prompting police action 9 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/burglary-attacks-in-arapongas-and-apucarana-brazil ### 2026-07-09: Elderly Man Kills Intruder in Self‑Defense in Aracaju, Brazil An elderly man in Aracaju, Brazil, shot and killed an intruder who broke into his home, claiming self‑defense; police are investigating. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/elderly-man-kills-intruder-in-selfdefense-in-aracaju-brazil ### 2026-07-07: Elderly Man Kills Intruder in Aracaju, Brazil In Aracaju, Sergipe, an elderly homeowner shot a man who broke into his house; the intruder later died, and police recovered the revolver and five cartridges. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/elderly-man-kills-intruder-in-aracaju-brazil ### 2026-06-29: Pastor Dario da Conceição arrested for raping 91‑year‑old mother‑in‑law in Registro, Brazil Pastor Dario da Conceição was arrested after surveillance video captured him raping his 91‑year‑old mother‑in‑law in Registro, São Paulo, while his wife and son were at church; he is held in preventive custody. 7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/brazil-authorities-detain-pastor-and-teen-over-rape-allegations ### 2026-06-15: São Paulo interior police capture convicted rapist and theft suspect Police in São Paulo's interior arrested a 64‑year‑old convicted rapist in Ouro Verde and a 49‑year‑old theft suspect in Presidente Prudente after helicopter support. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/police-civil-arrests-convicted-rapist-in-ouro-verde-so-paulo ### 2026-06-12: Man Sent to Jury Trial for Elderly Woman's Murder in Martinho Campos, Minas Gerais A man accused of feminicide in Martinho Campos, Minas Gerais, was sent to a jury trial after a January murder of a 74‑year‑old woman; he remains in preventive detention. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/man-sent-to-jury-trial-for-elderly-womans-murder-in-martinho-campos-minas-gerais ### 2026-06-10: Man Convicted of Elderly Murder Arrested in Novo Aripuanã, Brazil A man sentenced to 24 years for the 2015 murder‑robbery of an 85‑year‑old in Novo Aripuanã, Brazil, was arrested after a decade on the run; police continue to seek the other suspects. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/man-convicted-of-elderly-murder-arrested-in-novo-aripuan-brazil --- Cite as: Brazil police actions on crimes involving elders. 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