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BRAZIL: Pilot Arrested for Leading Child Sexual Abuse Ring

Published February 11, 2026, 12:24
BRAZIL: Pilot Arrested for Leading Child Sexual Abuse Ring

Shocking revelations have emerged from Brazil, where a 60-year-old pilot, Sergio Antonio Lopez, has been arrested as the leader of a criminal organization that sexually abused minors and distributed child pornography. The arrest took place on Monday, just before he was about to board a plane to São Paulo. According to authorities, the pilot used false identities to approach children in hotels where he abused them. He also received photographs of the victims from their mothers or grandmothers. The 60-year-old offered money or bill payments to his accomplices, and even bought some household appliances. Among the victims are three sisters, aged 18, 12, and 10, who suffered years of sexual abuse. Child pornography was found on the suspect's mobile phone, and during the operation codenamed “Fasten Your Seatbelts,” the grandmother of the three girls and the mother of an 11-year-old, who was storing child pornography, were also arrested.