Brazil: pai de santo sentenced for raping a ten-year-old who attended his terreiro
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Evidence status
Convicted
Authority role
pai de santo of a terreiro
Organization
Ilê Axé Opô Egunitá
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The child was brought into the terreiro community by her mother, and the leader's position of trust within that religious community is what gave him access. As with all Afro-Brazilian records in this corpus, this documents an individual, not the tradition.
- Other spiritual authority or belief
- Ritual, oath, or initiation
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Proceedings
2026-03-01 · conviction and sentence; imprisoned March 2026
Bahia state court, Brazil. Joildo Gonzaga da Silva, 62, pai de santo of the Ilê Axé Opô Egunitá terreiro, was sentenced to 9 years and 4 months for raping a 10-year-old girl who attended the terreiro with her mother, and was imprisoned in March 2026 following sentencing.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- position of trust within the terreiro community over a child who attended with her mother
Cited record
Sources
- national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report 'Quem é o líder religioso preso por estuprar criança que frequentava terreiro em Salvador', Correio 24 Horas (2026).
Mainstream Bahia outlet confirming the sentence and imprisonment.
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- https://www.correio24horas.com.br/minha-bahia/quem-e-o-lider-religioso-preso-por-estuprar-crianca-que-frequentava-terreiro-em-salvador-0326 Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-and-sentencing-report. SHA-256 7143905359985422552e62d7d115ae5b2fe89ab8966eb615edebd073598644f5
- Retrieval
- 2026-07-20 · Preserved
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