Elderly man convicted of raping stepdaughter while mother was hospitalized is arrested in Ceará
A 74-year-old man has been arrested in Cruz, Ceará, after being convicted of raping his 13-year-old stepdaughter while her mother was hospitalized.
Law student arrested inside police station suspected of posing as a lawyer in Serra Gaúcha
A law student was arrested for illegally practicing law inside a police station in Canela, Brazil, while posing as an attorney for a vulnerable victim.
Federal Police arrest suspect of rape of a vulnerable person and child pornography in SP
A man accused of raping a vulnerable person and producing child pornography has been arrested by the Federal Police in Itariri, São Paulo.
Senate approves bill that ends the relativization of rape of vulnerable individuals
The Brazilian Senate has approved a bill to amend the Penal Code, ensuring that penalties for the rape of vulnerable individuals will be applied regardless of the victim's sexual experience or resulting pregnancy.
MP appeals the decision of the TJ-MG that acquitted a man convicted of sexual abuse of a vulnerable person; the victim was a 12-year-old girl
The Public Prosecutor's Office in Minas Gerais is appealing a court decision that acquitted a 35-year-old man accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl.
Rape of a vulnerable person is a crime
A 35-year-old man was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl in a case highlighted by a Brazilian court ruling, emphasizing that consent does not preclude the crime of rape against minors.