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A Brazilian influencer was nearly murdered by her father after she was beaten with a machete.
Bruna Tsuchiya suffered cuts and bruises to her back, arms and legs after Reinaldo Tsuchiya, 54, ran her down at the family hotel following an argument over a car repair debt and child support payments for her two younger siblings last Wednesday, according to the Pará Civil Police.
The 33-year-old woman, who is a dentist and has over 106,000 followers on Instagram, told investigators that Reinaldo pulled a machete from his office and chased her before she locked herself in one of the hotel rooms
Bruna called her mother to seek help before her father broke down the door and barged inside the room, where he attacked her with rocks.
She managed to flee the room and ran towards the garage, where she fell and was then pulled by the hair and beaten with the machete.
Bruna Tsuchiya revealed on social media that her father, Reinaldo Tsuchiya assaulted her with a machete at the hotel he co-owns with her mother, whom he is separated from, last Wednesday in Pará, Brazil
Bruna Tsuchiya pictured with her father Reinaldo Tsuchiya in September 2015. Reinaldo is now facing an attempted feminicide charge after he attacked her with a machete
Bruna Tsuchiya suffered cuts and bruises after her father, Reinaldo Tsuchiya, beat her with a machete at their family-run hotel last Wednesday
Cops arrived on the scene and arrested Reinaldo.
Bruna was rushed to a local urgent care center, where she received stitches on her hands.
'I experienced a nightmare, the feeling that my life would suddenly end there,' Bruna said on an Instagram Story post.
'I was sure it would be my last day, a father who kills his own child,' she added.
'How would a father have the courage to do something like that? Is there a justification?'
Brazilian dentist and influencer Bruna Tsuchiya revealed the injuries she suffered on Instagram
Bruna Tsuchiya revealed on Instagram that she "experienced a nightmare, the feeling that my life would suddenly end there" when her father attacked her with a machete
Bruna Tsuchiya need medical assistance to treat cuts and bruises to her back, arms and legs. She also received stitches on her hands
Reinaldo Tsuchiya was arrested at the hotel he owns with his estranged wife after he beat their 32-year-old daughter with a machete. He told police that he and his daughter had argued after she refused to pay $180 for parts to repair her vehicle and that she grabbed a machete before he took a gun away from her. He is facing a feminicide charge
Reinaldo, who is facing a femicide charge, told the police that his daughter went to visit him to recover profits from the hotel that were owed to her mother, who co-owns the property with him.
He alleged that that they argued after she refused to pay $180 to cover the parts that were needed to repair her vehicle.
He claimed that Bruna grabbed the machete from him and that he responded by taking a gun from her before she flew into a rage.
Police records obtained by Brazilian news outlet G1 showed that Bruna's mother obtained an order of protection in November 2023 after accusing Reinaldo of domestic violence.
Although Reinaldo was placed in pre-trial detention, Bruna was granted a restraining order that prohibits him from approaching her during a custody hearing Friday.
He is not allowed to be within 328 feet of her and can't be in the same place as her. He is also barred from contacting her via telephone and electronic messages.
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