# Student attacks on teachers in Brazil

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/student-attacks-on-teachers-in-brazil
> Updated: 2026-09-11T13:54:49.000Z. Sources: 22. Developments: 2.

In late August 2026, a 23-year-old private tutor, Vinícius Figueiredo, was stabbed approximately nine times by a student aged 14 or 15 during a session in Manaus, Brazil. The attack, which occurred at a private educational institution, was captured on security footage. Figueiredo was hospitalized in stable condition, and the suspect was placed in a socio-educational detention unit.

In September 2026, a similar incident occurred in Cametá, Pará, where a female student attacked a mathematics teacher, Bethânia Prestes, with a knife inside a public school. Security footage showed the student striking the teacher while she was grading exams. The teacher was taken to a regional hospital, and the teenager was apprehended by Military Police. Authorities in both cases are investigating the circumstances of the assaults involving minors.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-11: Student stabs teacher in classroom in Cametá, Pará

A student stabbed a mathematics teacher with a knife during class at a public school in Cametá, Pará. The teacher was hospitalized, and the teenager was apprehended by police.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/student-stabs-teacher-in-classroom-in-camet-par

### 2026-08-27: Manaus teacher stabbed by student during private lesson

A teenager was apprehended in Manaus after stabbing a 23-year-old private tutor nine times during a lesson. The victim is stable, and police are investigating the motive for the attack.

16 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/manaus-teacher-stabbed-by-student-during-private-lesson

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