Jiu-jitsu teacher was arrested at the gym where he taught Disclosure/PC-AM In less than two years, six jiu-jitsu teachers were arrested on suspicion of committing sexual crimes against students in Amazonas. The cases, which had national repercussions, involve children, teenagers and young athletes among the victims. The most recent case occurred on Monday (20), when a 33-year-old jiu-jitsu teacher, whose identity was not disclosed, was arrested at the gym where he taught, located in the Nova Esperança neighborhood, West Zone of Manaus. According to the Amazonas Civil Police, the suspect allegedly committed the abuse at the end of 2025. He went to the teenager's house under the argument that he intended to hire her father, who works as a tattoo artist. Upon realizing that the girl was alone in the property, the man allegedly committed the crime. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp Arrests occurred between November 2024 and July 2026 The first case was registered in November 2024, when professor Alcenor Alves Soeiro, aged 56, was arrested in Balneário Camboriú, in Santa Catarina. The investigations began after three students contacted the Civil Police to report him. After the arrest, other victims also contacted the authorities and reported alleged crimes committed by the teacher. Alcenor Alves was sentenced to 178 years and 5 months in prison, in addition to 3 years in prison and payment of a fine. In the sentence, judge Dinah Câmara Fernandes considered the seriousness of the crimes and ordered the sentence to be served in an initial closed regime. Jiu-jitsu teacher Alcenor Alves Soeiro was convicted of crimes of sexual abuse against students at AM Reproduction/Social Networks In June 2025, another jiu-jitsu teacher, whose name was not disclosed, was arrested in Humaitá, in the interior of Amazonas. He is suspected of raping at least five students, all boys between 7 and 11 years old. According to the police, the crimes were committed inside the gym itself, which operated at the residence of the person being investigated. The third arrest occurred in April 2026. Coach Melqui Galvão, who is also a civil police officer, was arrested in São Paulo after reports of sexual abuse involving at least three victims in Manaus, including a 17-year-old teenager. According to investigations, the case began to be investigated after a former student of the coach reported libidinous acts without consent during a sports competition held outside the country. New victims denounce Melqui Galvão: young people report abuse in a jiu-jitsu project Just over a month later, on June 1st of this year, a 59-year-old jiu-jitsu teacher, whose identity was also not disclosed, was arrested in Manaus. He is suspected of producing, storing and sharing sexual exploitation material involving a 14-year-old teenager. On June 6 of this year, jiu-jitsu teacher Carlos Vieira Holanda was arrested by the Amazonas Civil Police. He had been on the run for more than a month and was being investigated for rape of a vulnerable person, sexual harassment and sexual exploitation. According to investigations, at least seven teenage students were identified as victims. According to delegate Mayara Magna, the suspect promised kimonos, payment for registrations in championships and took the teenagers to a hotel where crimes were committed. The investigation showed that he also worked in the sexual exploitation of teenagers, intermediating their contact with sponsors to obtain financial benefits. Jiu-jitsu teacher investigated for raping students is arrested in Manaus