The chief deputy of the Palmas Homicide Police Station, Eduardo de Menezes, is the target of investigation after being reported by his ex-wife for physical and psychological domestic violence. The woman obtained urgent protective measures that ordered the deputy to be removed from the home. The court ordered the Civil Police Inspectorate (PC) to evaluate the suspension of his gun possession.
The judicial decision determining the investigation was made by Judge Rony Cley Alves de Morais. As reported by TV Anhanguera, photos with marks of physical attacks were handed over to the police to support the request for protection. In reports to authorities, the woman stated that she suffered physical and psychological violence and that she had not made previous reports out of fear, due to her husband's position.
The Tocantins Public Security Secretariat (SSP-TO) informed, in a note, that it is aware of the complaint, has adopted the necessary administrative measures and has already formalized communications with the Judiciary and the Public Ministry.
Images and recordings obtained by the report show the deputy knocking on the door of a bathroom where his wife was locked to protect herself. At the time, he says: "Open this, otherwise I'm going to break this whole door. Go on, open it. Open it!". In another record, he knocks over his wife's cell phone with one punch.
The complaint also points to evidence that the police chief used the Civil Police structure to persecute the victim and people close to him. In an audio lasting more than 17 minutes, sent after the woman left home, the police chief claims to know the exact location of the shelter where she was and compares monitoring to capturing criminals:
"We can monitor, we can identify the locations, we identify the guys we arrest. So, I know that you've been in the Galápagos for a long time and I didn't go there, even with the desperate pain of not seeing you", says Eduardo de Menezes in the recording.
According to the police report, the conduct also affected third parties. After the woman underwent dental treatment, the police officer blocked the couple's joint account and stated that he would give the dentist "a press." Messages attached to the process show that the police officer used the Identification Institute's restricted access system to consult the health professional's personal data.
In an interview with TV Anhanguera, delegate Eduardo de Menezes denied the attacks, refuted having coerced his ex-wife and denied having used the State structure for private purposes. The delegate maintained that he is the victim of a false accusation of property violence and that the accusations against him were being used as a financial bargaining device in the division of divorce assets. He reported that he registered a police report reporting what he classified as fraud.
According to the investigation, new police reports were opened at the Police Station Specialized in Women's Assistance (Deam), but the records were sent to the General Police Station of the Civil Police after the Internal Affairs Office refused to conduct the procedure.
The Civil Police Internal Affairs confirmed that it has already initiated administrative disciplinary proceedings in compliance with the court order. The case is also monitored by the Tocantins Public Ministry (MPTO).
The defense of the police chief's ex-wife clarified that the client was married for 15 years and that, according to the reports and evidence presented to the authorities, she was a victim of physical, psychological and property violence, in addition to continued threats and humiliation. The defense highlighted that the victim faced years of silence and fear for her own life and that of her family due to her husband's public status, believing that his word would not have the same weight in society.
