School psychologist, zumba teacher: how the couple arrested in Portugal for torture at a clinic in Brazil lived

Marluci Cabrera Bellini Henares, 49, arrested in Portugal after being convicted of torture in a rehabilitation clinic in Brazil. Reproduction/ Social Media Convicted and imprisoned for torturing patients at a rehabilitation clinic for drug addicts in Ribeirão Preto (SP), Djalma Antônio Henares Júnior, aged 56, and Marluci Cabrera Bellini Henares, aged 49, remade their lives during the almost ten years they remained in Portugal until they were placed on Interpol's wanted list and were detained by local authorities. The two separated after going together to the autonomous region of the Azores in February 2017, according to information in the Portuguese press, but remained in the country, where they created professional and personal ties. Djalma worked as a psychologist at a school in the Lisbon region, became a full member of the Order of Psychologists of Portugal, published counseling books for young people and was also a jiu-jitsu instructor. A lawyer in Brazil, Marluci became known for working as a zumba teacher. ? Be part of the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp Until then, Marluci and Djalma were not considered fugitives. The move to Europe occurred legally in 2017, right at the beginning of the criminal action, as the Brazilian justice system had denied requests for preventive detention made by the Public Ministry at the time. The situation changed in June this year, after the sentence that sentenced them to 17 years and six months in prison in a closed regime became final. With the issuance of the definitive arrest warrants, the names of both were included in the Interpol Red Diffusion. Djalma was arrested on July 9th in Amadora, Lisbon region, while Marluci was arrested on July 17th on the island of São Miguel, in the Azores. MORE of rehabilitation, who reported physical attacks with pieces of wood, psychological punishments, forced ingestion of medication and even sexual violence. The Public Ministry of Ribeirão Preto formalized the extradition request so that they can serve their sentence in Brazil. When contacted, the defenses of both informed that they will not comment on the arrests or the conviction. Understand why couple convicted of torture in a clinic legally moved to Portugal Marluci: lawyer and zumba instructor Graduated in Ribeirão Preto, Marluci Cabrera Bellini Henares has an active registration as a lawyer in the São Paulo section. She moved with Djalma to Portugal shortly after the investigations began in 2014. In Portuguese territory, according to records from the National Bank of Penal Measures and Prisons, he had an address in Parede, a district of Lisbon, but lived for years on São Miguel Island, in the Azores. In this region, she became a "popular" figure, according to information from the Portuguese website "Público", as a zumba teacher. Marluci Cabrera Bellini Henares worked as a zumba teacher in Portugal before being convicted and imprisoned for torture in a rehabilitation clinic in Brazil. Reproduction/ Social media Djalma: psychologist, writer and Jiu-Jitsu master Djalma Antônio Henares Júnior is a clinical and educational psychologist, actively registered with the São Paulo Regional Psychology Council since 2007. In addition to his training in psychology and specializations in areas such as childhood psychiatry and cognitive-behavioral therapy, he is a jiu-jitsu teacher and, in 2019, he stood out in Portugal by winning first place in an international tournament in Lisbon, representing the municipality of Nordeste, in the Azores, where he lived at the time. Convicted of torture in a rehabilitation clinic in Brazil, Djalma Henares worked as a psychologist, writer and jiu-jitsu instructor in Portugal. Reproduction/ Social networks During the period he was in Portugal, Djalma also dedicated himself to writing, having published books on advice and spiritual themes. In the school community where he worked, posts on social networks show that he was seen as a loved and respected person. Djalma was no longer married to Marluci and started a new family in Portugal, according to press reports in that country. According to the website "Observador", the current wife filed an asylum request for her husband, in an attempt to prevent his extradition to Brazil, under the argument of his family ties and integration into Portuguese society. Rehabilitation clinic in Ribeirão Preto denounced in 2014 for torture against patients. AcervoEP See more news from the region on g1 Ribeirão Preto e Franca