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Ministry of Education to send specialist team to Acre after school shooting

2 sources · 06 May 2026 · Share coverage ·

A 13-year-old teenager killed two staff members and injured two people in a shooting at Instituto São José in Acre on Tuesday (5). The Education Minister ordered the deployment of a team from the School Protection Program to the state after speaking with the governor.

The School Protection Program was created in 2024 with the objective of strengthening education networks' capacity to prevent and address school violence. The team being sent to Acre specializes in crisis situations and extreme violence, providing psychosocial support to school communities affected by violence.

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Education Minister Leonardo Barchini ordered the deployment of a team from the School Protection Program to Acre, after speaking with Governor Mailza Assis

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The shooting was carried out by a 13-year-old teenager at Instituto São José on Tuesday (5) and left two staff members dead and one student and one employee injured

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The teenager admitted to the shooting and is in state custody, while the legal guardian and gun owner was detained

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Classes in all state schools were suspended for three days

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The School Protection Program was created in 2024 to prevent and address violence in schools

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