Boyfriend arrested for the femicide of a transgender student at Unesp after refusing to acknowledge their relationship.

247 - Transgender student Carmen de Oliveira Alves, 25, has been missing since Valentine's Day, June 12th, and the São Paulo Civil Police are treating the case as a femicide. Two men have been arrested for the crime: Marcos Yuri Amorim, the victim's boyfriend, and Roberto Carlos de Oliveira, a retired environmental military police officer. This information comes from [source missing]. UOL, who interviewed the officer in charge of the investigation, Miguel Rocha.

According to police, Carmen was killed for pressuring her boyfriend to make their relationship public. The young woman was a zootechnics student at the Ilha Solteira campus of the São Paulo State University (Unesp). Security camera footage showed Carmen entering Marcos's house on the day she disappeared, but there are no records of her leaving.

Besides the pressure to acknowledge the relationship, the victim allegedly discovered crimes committed by Marcos and gathered evidence against him. "She compiled a dossier with information about thefts and other illegal activities," stated the police chief. This is believed to be another motive for the murder.

The crime allegedly involved the help of Roberto Carlos, with whom Marcos also had a romantic relationship. According to the investigation, the retired police officer not only knew about the plan but also financially supported Marcos and helped him conceal Carmen's body. The young woman was allegedly murdered and her body hidden in an area near Marcos's residence, located in a rural settlement in the city.

Police are using drones and sniffer dogs in an attempt to locate the student's remains. Phone records have also been obtained for those involved, and the data indicates that Carmen did not leave the city. So far, her body has not been found. Both suspects deny involvement in the disappearance. In a statement to... UOLRoberto Carlos' defense stated that he "is innocent and will prove that he did not commit the crimes he is accused of." Marcos Yuri's defense could not be reached by the time of publication.

Carmen's father, Gerson, made an emotional appeal for justice on social media: "We need her body, or wherever she is, so we can have peace." He also demanded punishment for those responsible: "May the people who committed this brutality against her be punished."

Unesp, in an official statement, expressed solidarity with the family and friends of the student. The university declared that the academic community is "deeply shaken by this moment of anguish and uncertainty" and affirmed its cooperation with the investigations. "The University reaffirms its commitment to the defense of life and human dignity," the statement said.

Marcos Yuri is also a zootechnics student at Unesp. On social media, students are demanding his expulsion, but so far the university has not commented on the request.

How to report violence against women
Cases of assault can be reported by calling 190 (Military Police), 180 (Women's Helpline), or 100 (Human Rights Hotline). The Maria da Penha Law can also be applied in cases of violence committed by family members or partners, regardless of the victim's gender identity.