Daniel Ávila, Dudu from ‘A Viagem’, is investigated for domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend

Actor Daniel Ávila, known for playing Dudu in the soap opera “A Viagem”, is being investigated by the RJ Civil Police for domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend, actress Priscila Dupre.

The information was released by the newspaper O Globo and later obtained by g1.

According to the Civil Police, the investigation is being carried out by the Women's Assistance Police Station (Deam) of Jacarepaguá, in the Southwest Zone, and is being carried out under secrecy.

This Thursday (5), the actress posted photos of bruises with the caption “Domestic violence and silence never again!”

To Globo, Priscila says that she formalized the complaint to the police in April and explained why she only decided to speak publicly about the matter now.

"I filed a police report about two months after I separated, because I was very shaken and had no strength. I was in a very bad state, just trying to survive. After I filed the report, he started to defame me, saying that I was a liar, that I was making things up and that I was crazy. It's that classic speech that the aggressor makes to delegitimize the victim's complaint. I started to be harmed in the theater."

Priscila Dupre told the Metrópoles portal that she suffered attacks throughout the relationship. According to the actress, in one of the episodes, an argument that started because she was looking for a pressure cooker pin ended in physical aggression.

Priscila said she asked her then-boyfriend where the piece was and that he reacted with insults before following her to the bedroom. Then, according to the young woman, she was attacked.

According to Priscila, Daniel spat in her face while she was down. The actress told Metrópoles that she looked for her cell phone to ask a friend for help and, when the actor started screaming again, she activated the WhatsApp audio recording. The record was later published by her on social media.

In the audio released by Priscila, which she claims was recorded after one of the fights, it is possible to hear an argument between a man and a woman. The recording was published by the actress on social media. According to her report to Metrópoles, the registration was made via WhatsApp after the episode in which she claims to have been attacked.

In the conversation, she questions Daniel about an alleged attack and states: “You hit me because you spat in my face”. At another point, she says: "No one deserves to be beaten. No woman deserves to be humiliated the way you are humiliating me." And Daniel responds: “You deserve this and much more, because I don’t have the capacity to do what you deserve.”

When questioned, the RJ Civil Police did not say whether Daniel had already been interviewed and whether Priscila had already been convicted.

g1 contacted Daniel Ávila's press office. However, until the publication of the report there was no response.