Former participant of ‘A Fazenda’ is arrested suspected of beating 5-year-old son

Former participant in the reality show “A Fazenda”, on TV Record”, José Lucas Barreto was arrested by agents of the 72nd DP, in São Gonçalo, accused of having beaten his 5-year-old son. G1.

Now 34 years old, Lucas had a troubled stint on the program “A Fazenda de Verão”, in 2012, and ended up being expelled by the management precisely for his aggressive behavior. On the occasion, he even threatened one of his colleagues with an axe.

The case in which the son was injured would have happened in the neighborhood of Nova Cidade, in São Gonçalo, in the Metropolitan Region of Rio. The boy had a fractured shoulder and the doctors were suspicious of the child’s behavior in the hospital. In testimony, Lucas denied the accusation and said that the fracture happened during a fight between the two.

The Rio Public Ministry reported that the child still had injuries and abrasions on other parts of the body, such as the mouth and nose. The agency called for Lucas’s arrest.

According to reports from nurses, they had even said to the boy “You will pay me”, followed by a hanging gesture with his hands.