Two knife attacks in just 24 hours took place in schools in Brazil.

In the most recent incident, three children were shot yesterday by a classmate at a public school in Santa Teresa, a small town in the central state of Goya.

The perpetrator was a 13-year-old boy who, after throwing a firecracker in the classroom, attacked his classmates with a knife as they left the classroom.

Police said the three injured children were out of danger, without specifying their age.

The assailant then chased the teacher, who locked herself in the school room to escape. The 13-year-old was immobilized by a teacher before the police arrived.

While searching his home, officers found “notes and materials showing that he had been planning this attack for some time,” authorities said.

On Monday, a teenager stabbed to death two students and a teacher at a private school in Manaus (North). Local media reported “superficial injuries”. The perpetrator has surrendered and is being questioned by the police.

A 25-year-old man broke into a kindergarten and killed four children.

Last Wednesday, a 25-year-old man broke into a kindergarten in the city of Blumenau in the state of Santa Catarina (south) and stabbed four children aged 4-7 years with an axe.

The massacre shocked all of Brazil and caused “panic in schools and parents of students,” Justice and Public Security Minister Flavio Dino said Monday evening, calling for tighter controls on social media content.

Several messages on social networks contain threats to attack schools, the French News Agency (AFP) notes.

A video shared by several users advises parents not to send their children to school on April 20, the 24th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre in the US.

According to APE-MPE, AFP

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