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Two Former Students Accuse BJJ Black Belt Bruno Formiga Of SA

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October 7, 2026

Police in Rio de Janeiro are investigating sexual assault allegations from two former female students against Bruno Leonardo Reis de Souza, 42, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt known as Bruno Formiga. He runs Escola Bruno Formiga de Jiu-Jítsu in Tijuca, and the cases remain under judicial confidentiality. The older complainant, now 26, told authorities that […]

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