2023 Blumenau school attack
| Blumenau school attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 26°54′56″S 49°06′35″W / 26.91568°S 49.10983°W |
| Date | 5 April 2023 9:00 (BRT (UTC-3)) |
| Target | Cantinho Bom Pastor nursery |
Attack type | Mass stabbing Mass murder Infanticide |
| Weapons | Tomahawk Butterfly knife |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured | 5 |
| Perpetrator | Luiz Henrique de Lima |
| Motive | Disputed:
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On April 5, 2023, a hatchet attack occurred at a daycare center in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Four children were killed; five others were injured. Luiz Henrique Lima, a 25-year-old male and the suspected attacker, who is believed to have jumped over a wall to gain access to the school, surrendered at a nearby police station.