- Brazilian influencer Bruna Tsuchiya was beaten by her father in their family hotel
- Reinaldo Tsuchiya told police she grabbed a machete before he grabbed her gun
A Brazilian influencer was almost killed by her father after being beaten with a machete.
Bruna Tsuchiya suffered cuts and bruises to her back, arms and legs after Reinaldo Tsuchiya, 54, ran her over 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, a dentist and more than 106,000 followers on Instagram, told investigators that Reinaldo pulled a machete from his office and chased her before locking herself in one of the hotel rooms.
Bruna called her mother for help before her father broke down the door and stormed into the room, where he attacked her with rocks.
She managed to escape the room and ran towards the garage, where she fell and was subsequently pulled by her hair and hit with the machete.
Bruna Tsuchiya revealed on social media that her father, Reinaldo Tsuchiya, attacked her with a machete at the hotel he co-owns with her mother, from whom he is divorced, last Wednesday in Pará, Brazil
Bruna Tsuchiya pictured with her father Reinaldo Tsuchiya in September 2015. Reinaldo is now facing a charge of attempted femicide after attacking her with a machete
Bruna Tsuchiya suffered cuts and bruises after her father, Reinaldo Tsuchiya, hit her with a machete at their family hotel last Wednesday
Police 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 in an Instagram Story post.
“I was sure it would be my last day, as a father who kills his own child,” she added.
‘How can a father have the courage to do something like that? Is there any 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 needs medical attention to treat cuts and bruises on 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 beating their 32-year-old daughter with a machete. He told police that he and his daughter had an argument after she refused to pay $180 for parts to repair her vehicle and that she grabbed a machete before he took a gun from her. He faces a charge of femicide
Reinaldo, who is charged with murder, told police that his daughter went to visit him to recover profits from the hotel owed to her mother, who owns the property with him.
He claimed they argued after she refused to pay $180 for the parts needed to repair her vehicle.
He claimed that Bruna took 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 channel G1 showed that Bruna’s mother was granted an order of protection in November 2023 after accusing Reinaldo of domestic violence.
Although Reinaldo was placed in protective custody, Bruna was granted a restraining order banning him from approaching her during a custody hearing Friday.
He cannot be within 100 meters of her and cannot be in the same place as her. He is also prohibited from contacting her by telephone and electronic messages.