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Teen stabs teacher as she desperately fights for her life in scary, caught-on-video attack

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Torres, A. (2026, September 19). Teen stabs teacher as she desperately fights for her life in scary, caught-on-video attack. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/19/world-news/brazil-high-school-student-stabs-teacher-in-wild-video/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-19 · by Adry Torres

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On September 11, a 17-year-old student attacked her math teacher, Betânia de Almeida, with a hunting knife at Dr. Gerson dos Santos State School in Cametá, Brazil. The incident was captured on video showing the teacher dodging and attempting to disarm the attacker before fleeing; she received medical treatment but has since been discharged from hospital. The student claims the attack was due to personal dislike towards de Almeida. A lawyer mentioned that because the attacker is a minor, she faces a "socio-educational measure" rather than criminal charges, potentially leading to confinement.
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Story summary

On September 11, in Cametá city of Pará state in northeastern Brazil, a terrifying incident occurred at Dr. Gerson dos Santos State School when a 17-year-old student attacked her teacher, Betânia de Almeida, with a hunting knife after a mathematics exam was graded. The attack was caught on video showing the teen attempting to stab the teacher multiple times; one attempt nearly hit de Almeida's face while she was trying to defend herself and take back the weapon. De Almeida escaped but sustained injuries requiring medical attention at Cametá Regional Hospital, where she received stitches and was discharged by Saturday. The student, who reportedly disliked her teacher, was arrested on the scene according to a report from the Pará Civil Police. According to local lawyer Thays Cruz, despite being arrested, as a minor, the teen will face an infraction similar to attempted homicide under Brazil’s Statute of the Child and Adolescent rather than criminal liability.

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📰 School Attack Caught On Video
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Adry Torres
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Topics

Brazil Cametá Cametá Regional Hospital Pará Pará Civil Police

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de Almeida PERSON · 5× Cametá GPE · 2× Betânia de Almeida’s PERSON · 1× Brazil GPE · 1× Brazilian NORP · 1× Cametá Regional Hospital ORG · 1× Pará GPE · 1× Pará Civil Police ORG · 1× Thays Cruz PERSON · 1× The Post ORG · 1×

Narrative

While it’s unknown if the teen is still in police custody, Cametá-based lawyer Thays Cruz told The Post that she is not “criminally liable” because she is a minor and will be slapped with an infraction that is similar to attempted homicide in accordance with the rules of the Statute of the Child and Adolescent.
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🔮 While it’s unknown if the teen is still in police custody, Cametá-based lawyer Thays Cruz told The Post that she is not “criminally liable” because she is a minor and will be slapped with an infraction that is similar to attempted homicide in accordance with the rules of the Statute of the Child and Adolescent.

Claims (17 extracted, 3 hedged)

This is the moment an unhinged high school student in Brazil tries to knife her teacher after her mathematics exam was graded. asserted
exam → try → teacher
The horrifying incident happened Sept. 11 at Dr. Gerson dos Santos State School in Cametá, a city in the northeastern state of Pará. asserted
incident → happen → Pará
The terrifying video shows the 17-year-old girl, whose name has been withheld because she is a minor, standing near Betânia de Almeida’s desk in an empty classroom when she starts fidgeting with her hair. asserted
she → show → hair
Suddenly, the young hellion whips out a hunting knife and lunges for the educator. asserted
hellion → whip → educator
A shocked de Almeida dodges the blade and desperately tries to wrestle the knife from her unhinged pupil who appears to connect with one of her strokes. asserted
who → dodge → strokes
The girl nearly stabbed her a second time near her face in the wild scrum, video shows. asserted
video → stab → scrum
De Almeida then bolts from the classroom with the deranged student in hot pursuit. asserted
Almeida → bolt → pursuit
The student, who is in the 11th grade, was arrested on the scene and told officer that she attacked de Almeida because she disliked her, according to a Pará Civil Police report. uncertain
she → arrest → report
De Almeida was rushed to Cametá Regional Hospital, where she received stitches and was discharged Saturday, according to the school. uncertain
she → rush → school
A CT scan showed that the stab wound didn’t affect any of her organs. asserted
wound → show → organs
A stunned family member told Brazilian news outlet G1 that de Almeida had finished grading the student’s test when nearly lost her life. asserted
Almeida → tell → life
While it’s unknown if the teen is still in police custody, Cametá-based lawyer Thays Cruz told The Post that she is not “criminally liable” because she is a minor and will be slapped with an infraction that is similar to attempted homicide in accordance with the rules of the Statute of the Child and Adolescent. asserted
that → ’ → Child
“Here, we use the term ‘socio-educational measure’ for any penalty imposed on a minor who commits a crime,” Cruz said. asserted
Cruz → use → crime
“In her case, given the seriousness of the attempted homicide, I believe a measure involving confinement could be applied.” uncertain
measure → give → confinement
The Union of Public Education Workers of Pará denounced the attack and called on law enforcement authorities to investigate the incident. asserted
Union → denounce → incident
“Violence against education is violence against all of society,” the union said UNI. asserted
union → say → UNI
The Post reached out to the Pará State Department of Education and the Pará Civil Police. asserted
Post → reach → Education
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