Amazonas records an average of four victims of vulnerable rape per day in 2026, points out Sinesp. Reproduction Amazonas recorded, on average, four victims of vulnerable rape per day between January and May 2026. During the period, 632 victims were recorded, which represents an increase of 37.99% compared to the first five months of 2025, when there were 458 records, according to data from the National Public Security Information System (Sinesp), of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security. The Sinesp panel also points out that the estimated rate in the state reached 34.78 victims per 100 thousand inhabitants in 2026. In the same period of the previous year, the rate was 10.60 per 100 thousand inhabitants. The system considers as rape of a vulnerable person the cases provided for in article 217-A of the Penal Code, which involve victims under 14 years of age or people who, due to illness or other condition, do not have the capacity to consent or offer resistance. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp Registrations grew throughout the first months of the year. In January, 86 victims were recorded. The number rose to 99 in February, 142 in March, had a slight drop to 132 in April and reached its highest level in May, with 173 victims. See below the data from 2025 and 2026 for the months of January to May: Of the total number of victims registered in 2026, 555 were female, 62 were male and 15 did not have their sex informed, according to the survey. The Sinesp data used in the panel is reported by the state public security secretariats, in addition to the Federal Police (PF) and the Federal Highway Police (PRF). Violence and child sexual abuse: see the signs and learn how to protect children READ ALSO: While Brazil reduces femicides, Amazonas triples cases between April and May 2026 Robberies and femicides increase in Amazonas despite the drop in homicides in 2026 Amazonas has more people wanted by the courts than arrested, shows CNJ system Investigated cases resulted in arrests in Amazonas Throughout the first half of 2026, Security force operations also resulted in the arrest of those being investigated on suspicion of rape of a vulnerable person in different municipalities in Amazonas. In March, a 50-year-old indigenous man from the Apurinã ethnic group was arrested by court order during a Civil Police investigation into suspected sexual violence against his own 12-year-old granddaughter, who became pregnant. According to the investigation, the teenager would be the granddaughter of the person being investigated. The case is still pending in court. In May, a 26-year-old man was preventively arrested in Santo Antônio do Içá during an investigation investigating suspicions of rape against a 13-year-old teenager. According to the Civil Police, the arrest was requested after collecting statements and taking other steps. The investigations continue. In June, a soldier from the Amazonas Military Police was arrested in Manaus in compliance with a court warrant issued as part of an investigation into the suspected rape of two teenagers. During the operation, search and seizure warrants were also executed. The case is monitored by the Civil Police and is being processed in court.