Brazil Opens Probes Into Death and Rape Threats Against Deputy Carol Dartora

Overview

• The Chamber’s legislative police opened an inquiry after President Hugo Motta authorized it, and the Federal Police confirmed receipt of the complaint and began procedures.
• An email sent at 2:46 a.m. Sunday to Dartora’s official address threatened death, rape and torture using racist, misogynistic and anti‑LGBTQIA+ slurs, with the sender identifying as “Lucas Bovolini Martins.”
• The message was routed through ProtonMail, a Swiss‑based encrypted service, prompting formal requests for cross‑border assistance to identify the author.
• Dartora’s office notified the PF, PGR, Ministry of Justice, the Chamber’s police, PT leadership and the Chamber presidency, and requested reinforced security and institutional protective measures.
• The deputy links the threats to her newly filed bills targeting coordinated online misogyny, and the same name was used in a 2025 threat to Pará state deputy Lívia Duarte, suggesting a possible pattern.