Overview
- São Paulo’s public prosecutors requested school CCTV, police body‑camera videos and institutional records, plus identification of those involved and details on any GIPE activation.
- The Police Ombudsman's Office opened procedures, sought body‑cam and internal school footage and began a separate review of the father’s conduct, as the Ministry of Racial Equality issued a public repudiation.
- The state Security Secretariat said an internal probe is underway and reported four officers from the 2nd Company of the 16th Battalion inside the school, while witness accounts cite additional police nearby and at least one high‑caliber weapon.
- Education authorities affirmed the activity was part of the legally mandated curriculum on Afro‑Brazilian and Indigenous culture, based on the book Ciranda de Aruanda.
- School staff reported intimidation, including a claim a worker was pressed against a wall, the director and teacher were placed on leave and community groups and lawmakers filed representations and planned a Nov. 25 protest.