Conviction Afro-Brazilian religious settings Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil · 2026

Brazil: babalorixá convicted of sexual violation by fraud against two women abused during ritual consultations

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Convicted

Authority role

babalorixá ('pai Pedro de Oxum') presiding over a religious centre in Porto Alegre's east zone

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Both women were consulentes of his religious centre who had come to him for spiritual consultation, and the acts were carried out as part of what he presented to them as ritual procedure.

Ritual, oath, or initiation
Other spiritual authority or belief

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Date in cited record · conviction and sentence

2ª Vara Criminal de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Judge Renan Alexandre Ioris). Rafael Rodrigues Pedro, 64, known as 'pai Pedro de Oxum', was convicted of violação sexual mediante fraude (sexual violation by fraud) against two women who consulted his religious centre in the east zone of Porto Alegre. The abuse occurred during rituals conducted at the centre between November 2023 and January 2024. He was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, converted to community service. One of the women established that the procedure was not a genuine religious practice by consulting others of the same religion, who confirmed it was incompatible with actual ritual practice.

Documented coercion mechanisms

abuse performed as part of what the women were told was a ritual procedure
religious authority over consulentes who had come to him for spiritual consultation

Cited record

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regional press court reporting verdict and sentencing report 'Pai de santo condenado por assédio sexual em Porto Alegre tem pena convertida em serviços comunitários', LeOuve, Rio Grande do Sul.: Regional court reporting naming the defendant, the presiding judge and the 2ª Vara Criminal de Porto Alegre, the offence of violação sexual mediante fraude, the four-year sentence converted to community service, the two victims as consulentes of the centre, and the abuse as occurring during rituals conducted there between November 2023 and January 2024. Records that the decision has not become final and that appeal remains available.

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Source and tier basis: https://leouve.com.br/seguranca/policia/pai-de-santo-e-condenado-por-assedio-sexual-em-porto-alegre/ Corpus classification: regional-press-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-and-sentencing-report.
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