A 53-year-old man who raped his own daughter was arrested Tuesday afternoon (aged 29) in Porto Belo, on the north coast of Santa Catarina. The crime was committed in 2009 in Cunha Poran, in the extreme west of Santa Catarina.

The rapist committed a crime in the Far West and was arrested in Porto Belo – Photo: Bruno Golembievsky/ND

Convicted of rape, sentence – 37 years.

He was given a “final sentence made final” which cannot be appealed. The penalty for raping a vulnerable person is 37 years and 4 months in closed prison.

The man reacted to the trial at large and was arrested on Tuesday afternoon by civilian police officers of the Porto Belo police station. He was sent to the Tijukas prison, where he remains at the disposal of justice.

This action is part of Operation Shamar, the purpose of which was to carry out an arrest warrant as part of the joint work of the civilian police of Porto Belo and Cunha Porana.