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Coach Sentenced 178 Years for Abusing Young BJJ Athletes

Coach Sentenced 178 Years for Abusing Young BJJ Athletes

Jun 26, 2026 · abuse, bjj
Brazilian jiu-jitsu was supposed to be the way out. For Matheus Gabriel and at least eleven other children from economically vulnerable backgrounds in Brazil, it became the path that led directly to a predator.
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Craig Jones Has Responded to More BJJ Abuse Cases This Year Than Every Governing Body Combined

Craig Jones Has Responded to More BJJ Abuse Cases This Year Than Every Governing Body Combined

Jun 17, 2026 · abuse, athlete-news
Craig Jones holds no official position in this sport. He runs an event that lost $800,000.
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BJJ World Champion Brenda Larissa Says It Started When She Was 12 — And Her Sister Was Next

BJJ World Champion Brenda Larissa Says It Started When She Was 12 — And Her Sister Was Next

Jun 17, 2026 · abuse, accountability
She said he told her she would have a great future. Brenda Larissa was 12.
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BJJ World Champion Brenda Larissa Says Melqui Galvao Forced Her to Date a Boy From the Academy as Cover — Detailed on Camera

BJJ World Champion Brenda Larissa Says Melqui Galvao Forced Her to Date a Boy From the Academy as Cover — Detailed on Camera

Jun 11, 2026 · abuse, athlete-news
She was twelve years old when Melqui Galvão began grooming her. She was a world champion by the time she found the words to describe what happened.
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Brazilian Deputy Reveals Melqui Galvão Called Former Students From Prison to Pressure Testimony Changes

Brazilian Deputy Reveals Melqui Galvão Called Former Students From Prison to Pressure Testimony Changes

Jun 07, 2026 · abuse, accountability
Brazilian state Deputy Alessandra Campêlo made a public revelation that shifted understanding of the Melqui Galvão case from institutional crisis into something darker: active, ongoing obstruction from inside a jail cell. Galvão had been locked up in a Manaus facility for roughly two weeks when, acc
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BJJ's Abuse Crisis Is Now Being Analyzed in Academic Media — The Sport Marketed As Safer Than Striking Gets Its First Mainstream Institutional Autopsy

BJJ's Abuse Crisis Is Now Being Analyzed in Academic Media — The Sport Marketed As Safer Than Striking Gets Its First Mainstream Institutional Autopsy

Jun 03, 2026 · abuse, academic
The pitch was always the same. You want self-defense without turning your brain to pudding?
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Mica Galvão Reveals Childhood Abuse, Gun Threats Under Father Melqui

Mica Galvão Reveals Childhood Abuse, Gun Threats Under Father Melqui

May 23, 2026 · abuse, athlete-news
When you're a child prodigy in jiu-jitsu, the story usually goes one of two ways. Either you're a natural talent backed by a supportive team, or you're the product of a parent pushing you hard to succeed.
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