This is the moment a fitness influencer appears on camera with a swollen face and visible bruises as she accuses her bodybuilder ex-partner of repeatedly beating her during a violent relationship.
The incident happened in Uberlandia, a city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with the images shared online on 3rd March.
Fitness blogger Barbara Carrijo Lasmar Lobo Silva posted an emotional video on social media in which she showed the alleged abuse by bodybuilder Anderson Leite de Miranda, 30.
In the footage, the influencer appears with a visibly swollen face and dark bruises.
Barbara claims the violence escalated over time and said the attacks became worse each time she forgave him.
She said: “Every time I forgave him, the aggressions became worse.”
According to Barbara, the most recent incidents began in the final week of February and continued for several days during repeated arguments between the couple.
She alleged that during one assault he punched her repeatedly in the head, ripping the earrings from her ears and leaving her dizzy and close to losing consciousness.
The influencer also claimed that their baby daughter witnessed the violence and was crying and screaming while the attacks were happening.
Barbara said she decided to record her injuries and publish them online because she feared for her life and the safety of her child.
She said: “These images are my form of protection, because we never know what can happen. Tomorrow he could be free.
“I just want him to leave me alone and let me live with my daughter.”
Police arrested Anderson Leite de Miranda at a gym on the afternoon of 2nd March, immediately after Barbara reported him.
According to the police, the 29-year-old victim reported she had been assaulted with punches, slaps and kicks during a dispute with the bodybuilder and told officers there had been previous incidents of violence during the relationship.
She told police she pretended to believe his promises that things would change so she could wait for an opportunity to call for help when he left for the gym.
Officers later located the suspect at the gym and arrested him without resistance.
After the arrest, the woman was taken to a medical facility with pain in her head, face, arms and legs.
During a custody hearing on 4th March, judge Dimas Borges de Paula ruled the arrest was lawful but granted the suspect provisional release.
The court ordered him to stay away from the victim and banned him from approaching within 200 metres (656 feet) of her.
The defence for Anderson Leite de Miranda has not commented on the accusations.
The investigation is ongoing.
