Brazilian media outlet G1 has shared new details about the Brazilian woman detained in South Korea after targeting BTS’s Jungkook, with her family revealing serious concerns about her mental health and current condition.
According to G1, the woman’s relatives say the 30-year-old has a documented history of mental illness and is currently not taking her prescribed medication. Family members claim she is going through a severe psychological episode and genuinely believes Jungkook is “the love of her life.”
“She left Paraíba and went to São Paulo to work some time ago. I tried to help her continue the psychological treatment she had in her hometown, but she refused. We found out she was in South Korea through social media, which was a huge shock. She managed to save some money after asking her mother for help and went there alone. We are extremely worried because the situation is getting worse.
We didn’t have Christmas, New Year’s, or anything. We spent all our time thinking about her, alone and without the medication she needs. When we learned about the police investigation because of the singer (Jungkook), whom she says is the love of her life, we became really worried. She was detained three times…
If the government deports her back here, it will be much better, because we’ll be able to take her to her mother’s home. As things are, something worse could happen.”
— The woman’s relative via G1
Another relative told G1 that this is not the first time she has experienced a severe mental health crisis. In 2021, she reportedly had a similar episode and was diagnosed by a psychiatrist. The relative also claims the woman refuses to return to Brazil. According to the family, she has blocked nearly all relatives, keeping contact only with her mother.
“It was something completely out of the ordinary. She was taken to a psychiatrist, and the doctor diagnosed a disorder. She talks to her mother every day, who asks her to come back, but she says she won’t.”
— The woman’s relative via G1
An international law specialist who spoke to G1 described the situation as a clinical emergency rather than just a legal matter.
“Her videos make it very clear that she is not in her right mind and needs medical help. There’s no point in treating her only as a criminal; she should be treated as someone going through a clinical emergency.
The family was aware of the situation but had absolutely no idea what to do next. Even so, the desire was always to bring her back. The family is very worried because she has serious mental disorders and is not taking her medication.”
— Paloma Lopes Ventura, international law specialist
According to the specialist, the family’s wish is to avoid conflict. In a message to BTS fans, she requested understanding.
“She [the Brazilian woman] is in the midst of a severe mental health crisis. Her mother has even started to feel unwell because of all the news that has come out and after learning that her daughter, who cannot control her own emotions, is receiving countless death threats. People, BTS fans, need to understand that we are not dealing with a criminal; we are dealing with a person who urgently needs medical support.”
— Paloma Lopes Ventura, international law specialist
