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A 27-year-old man named Cássio da Silva Santos was arrested in Barreiras, western Bahia, on suspicion of raping a 21-year-old woman. The crime happened around 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2026, on Rua Panamá in the São Pedro neighborhood. Security cameras caught him approach her and touch her intimate parts while she walked in gym clothes. He told her he was armed. He threatened her and forced her to hold his hand like a couple so no one would notice. He walked her several blocks to Vila dos Funcionários. There he raped her under a tree near a school. SAMU treated her and took her to Hospital do Oeste. She gave police a statement. Officers found Santos early Friday morning in the Vila Rica neighborhood. They seized clothes at his home that matched the camera footage. He works as a security guard at a school in nearby Catolândia. He had no prior record. He faces rape charges and remains in custody.