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São Paulo police raid inquiry

Overview

Following an incident on 11 November 2025, the São Paulo Public Prosecutor’s Office opened a civil inquiry into a police raid at the EMEI Antônio Bento preschool. The raid occurred after a father, who is also a police officer, complained about a lesson featuring the Afro-Brazilian deity Iansã.

The investigation, led by prosecutor Bruno Orsino Simonetti, aims to examine potential racial discrimination, religious intolerance, police violence, and violations of educational rights. While a preliminary review by the State Security Secretariat concluded the officers acted in compliance, the Public Prosecutor’s Office labeled the police presence “unjustified.” The father has been indicted for religious intolerance, and the inquiry will assess if the action violated the free exercise of pedagogy.

Entities

Iansã · Secretaria da Segurança Pública de São Paulo · EMEI Antônio Bento · Ana Luisa Marcondes Esteves · Paraisópolis

Timeline

  1. 25 days ago

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  2. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 28 sources
    São Paulo prosecutor opens inquiry into police school raid over orixá lesson

    São Paulo's Public Prosecutor opened a civil inquiry into the 11 Nov 2025 incident where 12 armed police entered EMEI Antônio Bento after a father complained about an orixá Iansã lesson, probing discrimination,

Sources

acessa.com · imprensapublica.com.br · metropoles.com · ponte.org · sbtnews.sbt.com.br