Niterói Police Execute Raids in 'Pueri in Periculum' Probe of Child-Exploitation Messaging Group

Overview

• Civil Police carried out three court-authorized search-and-seizure warrants at addresses linked to the group’s administrators on Friday.
• The inquiry began after an anonymous tip that students at a school in Niterói’s Região Oceânica were added to a private chat sharing child sexual exploitation material, extreme violence, and homophobic and racist content.
• DPCA-Niterói leads the case, with warrants targeting the seizure of cellphones to gather evidence and map additional participants.
• Police say the group had about 500 members and that the content had a strong emotional impact on affected children.
• Authorities indicate students from other schools may also have been added and urge parents and schools to monitor online activity and report suspected abuses.