Overview
- Civil Police detained Sérgio Antônio L. at Congonhas before a flight to Rio de Janeiro as part of Operation Anschnallen.
- Investigators accuse him of organizing abuse of children and vulnerable people, including rape and the creation and distribution of child sexual material.
- Police say he used forged identity documents to check into motels with victims and in one case paid a family's rent to obtain illegal images.
- Authorities have identified at least ten victims aged roughly 10 to 14 and say the total may rise as seized data is analyzed.
- Two women were also arrested as alleged facilitators; Latam says the flight departed and it is cooperating with authorities, while the defense has not commented.