Danny Arouca is a well-known competitor in the Jiu Jitsu championships in Brazil, having won several major tournaments such as Brazilian, European and Worlds in the Adult category, despite her being 35 years old. In addition to being a purple belt by the LEAD BJJ team, Danny has also been a Military Police Officer in the State of Paraná for 11 years. That is, a terrible choice for the robber!
And two boys discovered this on Saturday night, 03/03, as they approached the athlete in her car in an attempted robbery outside the church she goes to. One of them claimed to be armed, but without showing any weapon. Danny then pulled out her weapon, and attempted to arrest the men, who tried to escape. One of them succeeded, but the other was stopped and was wrestled by Danny, who ended up firing her gun and hitting the windshield of her car in the struggle.
Danny then asked for backup and the robbers were brought to the police station of Maringá Civil Police. The arrested robber is Felipe César Macário Scarsi, 18, and told the local news that he did not expect to rob a police officer, much less a Jiu Jitsu fighter…
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