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Alagoas Police Open Inquiry After Video Shows Influencer Babal Guimarães Assaulting Partner

The case advances as officers cite victim-protection protocols, stressing accountability for a man previously convicted in a domestic-violence case.

Overview

  • Security footage from late November 28 shows Guimarães pulling Karla Lessa by the hair, slapping her and throwing objects at a condominium entrance in Maceió.
  • Delegada Ana Luiza Nogueira confirmed a formal inquiry is open with plans to hear the victim, conduct a multidisciplinary evaluation and apply protective measures as needed.
  • Police said Guimarães has not presented himself to investigators, who will proceed with the case regardless of his absence.
  • Lessa said the relationship has ended and asked for privacy after the images circulated widely online.
  • Guimarães was previously sentenced to one year and four months in a 2019 domestic-violence case; his defense cites the presumption of innocence, and his social media account remains unavailable.