New details have emerged following the arrest of a second suspect as part of the investigation into the murder last month of a 20-year-old babysitter in Brazil.
The Civil Police of Amazonas arrested Antônio de Oliveira, 25, last Wednesday in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Geovana Martins.
Authorities arrested Oliveira’s girlfriend, Camila da Silva, on August 28. She had hired Martins to babysit her daughter a year ago.
Martins was murdered on August 19 and found the next day in a wooded area of the city of Manaus, in northeastern Brazil.
Amazonas Civil Police Chief Marília Campello said during a press conference Thursday that Martins was at a friend’s house and ignored da Silva’s phone calls to return to her residence.
Police say Geovana Martins, 20, was forced into prostitution after she was hired as a babysitter by Camila da Silva, who allegedly assaulted her at her friend’s house on August 19, the day she was murdered, they revealed Thursday. past the Civil Police of Amazonas.
Amazonas Civil Police said Camila da Silva (pictured) was upset because her babysitter, Geovana Martins, 20, was not answering her phone calls and then visited her friend’s house, where she attacked and kidnapped her. He then reportedly texted Martins’ friend asking for information about his whereabouts.
Antônio de Oliveira (center) was arrested last Wednesday by the Amazonas Civil Police. He is one of two suspects investigated for the Aug. 19 kidnapping and murder of 20-year-old babysitter Geovana Martins.
A furious Da Silva allegedly went to Martins’ location, where he angrily beat her and dragged her out of the house.
Campello said da Silva then sent a text message to Martin’s friend asking for information about his whereabouts as part of an attempt to cover up his involvement in the murder.
‘He forcibly takes Geovana from her friend’s house and on the 19th, at night, Geovana is probably already dead, he sends a message to this friend asking about Geovana,’ said the Amazonas Civil Police official. .
“It was a disappointment from start to finish, thinking that the police would not arrive because of the alibi she was trying to create,” Campello added.
Camila da Silva (left) dances in a TikTok video with her babysitter Geovana Martins, who was found dead in a wooded area of the northern Brazilian city of Manaus on August 20. Da Silva’s boyfriend was arrested last Wednesday.
Authorities are still searching for two more suspects, including Eduardo da Silva, in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Geovana Martins in Manaus, Brazil, on August 19.
De Oliveira, who was arrested in 2023 in connection with the theft of luxury vehicles, allegedly helped da Silva kidnap and bury Martins’ body.
Authorities are still searching for two more suspects, including Eduardo da Silva. It is unknown if he is related to Camila da Silva.
Police alleged early in the investigation that Camila da Silva used her home as a prostitution den and often prevented Martins from leaving.
“They lured her into a life of partying and drinking,” Campello said in August. But then Camila started to force her to stay there. She didn’t let her leave, even though she wanted to, and she was sexually exploited.’
Other women were allegedly forced to perform sex work in the home, but Martins was the only one forced to live there.
Police said Geovana Martins (pictured) was forced into prostitution by Camila da Silva, who had hired her as a babysitter a year ago.
Camila da Silva allegedly used her home as a place for prostitution, police said
‘This victim was practically forced to perform sexual acts. From what we knew, the house functioned as a massage parlor,” Campello said. ‘In addition to Geovana, other girls also passed by there, but the victim lived there and could not have relationships with people from outside.’
Videos posted to da Silva’s TikTok account showed her and Martins dancing together.
Martins’ mother, María Costa, had told Brazilian media G1 that she did not know that her daughter had been forced to work as a prostitute.
‘So far we don’t know anything. She had never told me anything,’ Costa said. “It’s painful to know that I was working with someone and then find out that my daughter is dead.”
