On Monday morning, a man was arrested in Itajaí, on the north coast of Santa Catarina, for failing to comply with protective measures. The suspect was found in the apartment of the ex-wife’s sister with her son on her lap.

They called the military police and arrested a man who did not comply with protective measures – Photo: Arquivo / Bruno Golembewski / ND

Around 11:10 a.m., the concierge of the building where the incident took place, in the Itaipawa district of Itajai, called the police. She reported that one of the tenants had a measure of protection from her former partner and that he tried to break into the apartment.

Arriving at the scene, police officers found a 35-year-old man, disguised, with a child on his lap.

He refused to obey the orders of the police, and only a few minutes later, having handed over the child to his mother, the police managed to arrest him.

As he was being led to the car, the man resisted several times using progressive force.

The child’s mother, 30, says her ex-husband broke into her sister’s apartment and took the child without her consent. She says that he has already threatened her several times that he will take his son and leave.

The couple were separated for about three months.

The victim’s 36-year-old sister confirmed the report and said the man cursed and threatened her.

The suspect was taken to the Itajai police station.