Shocking scenes from Brazil revolved media – former basketball player Igor Cabral was arrested after a violent attack on his partner, Juliana Soares.
What happened in the elevator?
The former basketball player who was arrested for brutally beating his girlfriend now begs the court to allow him to be placed in solitary for fear of his safety.
For attempted murder of a woman, the 29-year-old Igor Eduardo Pereira Cabral is in temporary custody after brutally beating his girlfriend in the elevator of a residential building #SunGolden.
The victim, Juliana García, went to the hospital due to facial and jaw fractures.
According to Brazilian media, the drama took place in late July in an exclusive apartment building in Ponta Negra, Natal.Igor Cabral, 29-year-old former basketball player, during the fight he demanded a phone partner. After checking the news, he got furious and attackedJuliana Soares, aiming at her 61 punches with a fist in the face in a matter of tens of seconds – everything recorded surveillance cameras.
Juliana Soares has suffered multiple facial fractures and requires reconstructive surgery. A woman told the police that CabralHe threatened to kill her.. Due to severe injuries he has difficulty speaking and contact with investigators is done in writing. According to her report, the motive was her partner's jealousy.
Charges and reaction of law enforcement authorities
Igor Eduardo Pereira Cabral, former basketball player, arrested for attempted murder of a woman after brutally beating his girlfriend with 61 punches in an elevator in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, on 26 July 2025, reported that he was beaten by prison officers at the Dinorá Simas Penitentiary in Ceará-Mirim, to which he was transferred on 1 August. According to his testimony, he was stripped to naked and handcuffed in a cell where he suffered physical violence in the form of punches, kicks, elbows, and pepper spray. Cabral also reported threats, including suggestions that he should commit suicide, and the officers were supposed to tell him that he "went to hell."
Cabral was detained in the act, and his temporary detention was quickly replaced with an investigator's arrest. The court found that a man poses a threat to the victim and to society.
It is worth noting that Cabral's defender argued that he was acting under the influence of "the attack of claustrophobia", but the analysis of recordings of this contradiction – aggression occurred during the opening of the elevator door, after an earlier exchange of opinions.
The community in Ponta Negra organized support for Juliana Soares –There are collections for treatment and legal support.On-site and online, protests and campaigns are organised to highlight the problem of violence against women. Local NGOs demand better procedures to protect victims and increase funding for crisis shelters.
