A Brazilian influencer has shared disturbing images depicting the alleged abused she suffered at the hands of her former boyfriend, Caio Paulista, a soccer player from Serie A club Palmeiras.
Clara Monteiro made the allegations public for the first time Saturday via her Instagram and pressed charges Tuesday at the São Paulo Civil Police 1st Women’s Defense Precinct.
Monteiro, who shares a daughter with Paulista, shared an open letter with her 38,800 followers in which she provided photo and video evidence of her bruised body.
Her right cheek appeared swollen in one of the pictures she took after one of the beatings – all of which reportedly transpired in 2023.
‘I thought countless times about whether I would really expose my life here, but I simply had no other option. I am exhausted,’ Monteiro wrote in Portuguese. ‘I have already exceeded my limits. I’m tired. I am tired of keeping quiet, I am tired of hiding and sabotaging myself several times due to this situation.’
Over the weekend Brazilian influencer Clara Monteiro shared a series of photos detailing the alleged abuse she suffered while dating Caio Paulista, a footballer for Serie A club Palmeiras. Monteiro has a daughter with Paulista and pressed charges Tuesday
Caio Paulista, who plays for Brazilian Seria A club Palmeiras, denied that he ever assaulted Carla Monteiro, the mother of one of his three daughters
Several photos displayed the multiple bruises she was left with after Paulista allegedly hit her left and right eyes.
Additional footage revealed bruises on her leg and her back.
‘Today I am writing this open letter to myself, about something that haunts me day and night,’ she wrote, ‘and I know that I will carry with me throughout my life, this scar and this trauma mixed with this feeling of anguish inside me.’
On Monday, she reposted the letter and photos on her Instagram Reels, which had more than 100,000 views as of Tuesday evening.
‘I’m not here after so long to let it go unnoticed, and I know that many women go through this every day,’ Monteiro wrote.
‘I want all women to read it and be sure that no matter how difficult it is, you can indeed get out of psychological, physical and verbal aggression,’ she added. ‘I wish strength to all women who go through this and getting out of it is very difficult, but it is not impossible.’
Brazilian influencer and model Clara Monteiro has accused her former boyfriend, Caio Paulista, of assaulting her. Paulista is a soccer player for Serie A club, Palmeiras
Clara Monteiro opened up on Instagram over the weekend and shared a letter and photos of her bruised body, which she alleges was the result of being in an abusive relationship: ‘I know that I will carry with me throughout my life, this scar and this trauma mixed with this feeling of anguish inside me’
Brazilian model and influencer shocking Instagram post revealed multiple pictures of her body covered in bruises
Clara Monteiro revealed the one of the bruises she suffered after allegedly being beaten by her former boyfriend and father of her daughter, Caio Paulista, who plays for Brazilian soccer club Palmeiras
Paulista, who signed a five-year deal in January with the Serie A reigning champion, Palmeiras, released a statement through his management team in which he defended himself from any wrongdoings.
He said that they dated for several months and have been engaged in working out the financial terms for ‘child support and other demands in the Family Court of São Paulo.’
‘So far, there has been no agreement and the case is being processed in secret,’ Paulista said.
‘There are no other lawsuits in the Criminal Court related to alleged assaults.’
Clara Monteiro poses with the daughter he has from her previous relationship with Brazilian soccer player Caio Paulista, who she has accused of assaulting her
Caio Paulista released a statement following allegations made by former girlfriend Carla Monteiro and claimed that he ‘never assaulted her, nor have I assaulted any other woman, and, above all, I respect her as the mother of my daughter’
He went on to say: ‘I never assaulted her, nor have I assaulted any other woman, and, above all, I respect her as the mother of my daughter.’
In a statement, Palmeiras management said it met with Paulista, who denied ever assaulting Monteiro.
‘It is public knowledge that Palmeiras does not tolerate any form of violence and respect for women is one of its fundamental values,’ the team said.
‘All club employees must follow the rules of conduct established internally, which provide for different punitive measures, depending on the severity of the act and the criminal evidence.’