The Civil Police arrested, this Thursday morning (11), in Recife, businessman Rodrigo Carvalheira, aged 34, accused of committing a series of crimes against women.
The case is being investigated in secret by the 1st Police Station Specialized in Women's Assistance, in Santo Amaro.
The businessman was arrested at home, in the Boa Viagem neighborhood and will be detained preventively during the investigation.
Carvalheira is the heir to a family of businesspeople who participate in Carnival in Pernambuco, he owns an events agency and has already presided over a political party in his state.
In a statement, Carvalheira's defense lawyer, Graciele Queiroz, said that his arrest caused “astonishment and strangeness”.
See the full position of the businessman's defense:
The technical defense of businessman Rodrigo Cavalheiras comes to the public to clarify that Rodrigo Cavalheiras' arrest caused shock and strangeness for everyone. The facts narrated are serious, however
based solely on the opinion of the police authority and the collection of statements.
Rodrigo, over the last few months, has made himself available to the police authority to provide clarifications and collaborate with the police. His goal has always been to prove his innocence and clarify the confusing facts. Rodrigo asked to be interviewed spontaneously at the police station, but the delegate presiding over the investigation did not want to do so.
Rodrigo Cavalheiras' technical defense states that all facts will be clarified and Rodrigo's innocence will be proven.
Source: CNN Brasil

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