In a case that has sent shockwaves globally, a couple in Brazil received a 50-day prison sentence related to the homeschooling curriculum for their two daughters, aged 15 and 11. A São Paulo criminal court found Audato and Ieda Denardi guilty of “intellectual neglect,” alleging they had failed to include programs on “gender and sex education” and “tolerance and diversity” in the curriculum for their daughters. According to EWTN News, the “prosecution itself had requested their acquittal after concluding that the minors were not suffering from any neglect and were demonstrating appropriate academic and social development.” “The parents say they began homeschooling during the COVID-19 pandemic after losing confidence in their daughters’ schools. They remain free while appealing what their attorneys believe is the first criminal prosecution of its kind in Brazil,” Fox News wrote. A Brazilian couple is now fighting to avoid prison after homeschooling their two daughters. A court sentenced Audato and Ieda Denardi to 50 days behind bars, ruling they committed "intellectual neglect" by teaching their children outside a state-approved curriculum. According… pic.twitter.com/IEcQJYLfyu — Fox News (@FoxNews) July 8, 2026 Fox News explained further: According to the legal group, the court also ruled that the parents failed to properly integrate their children into Brazilian culture, citing the girls’ preference for religious and classical music over popular trap or “sertanejo” (folk) music. Isabel Monteiro, the defense attorney representing the family, said the judge made an “ideological decision to convict them” based largely on the older daughter’s preference for sacred music over mainstream music that often features explicit lyrics. The Denardis were sentenced to 50 days in prison by a lower court in April. ADF International, a Christian legal organization that is representing the family in the appeal, called the case “a grotesque abuse of criminal law.” The case is a focal point in the uphill battle many mothers and fathers face who want to homeschool their children. “My mother (who homeschooled myself and my 10 siblings) always predicted we would get to this point,” The Daily Wire White House correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan commented. My mother (who homeschooled myself and my 10 siblings) always predicted we would get to this point. Brazil parents face prison sentence for homeschoolinghttps://t.co/V52MGGilxm #FoxNews — Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) July 8, 2026 More from EWTN News: The conviction, initially handed down in April 2026 and currently under appeal before the Seventh Criminal Court Chamber of the São Paulo State Court of Justice, will remain suspended while the appeal is being resolved. Ieda Denardi expressed her distress and defended the right of parents to choose their childrenʼs education. “As a mother, I cannot conceive of a more dictatorial state than the one that wants me in jail because I chose to exercise my right to direct the education and upbringing of my daughters,” she told ADF International. “My husband and I are hopeful the court will recognize our right to choose the best education for our children and overturn this unjust conviction,” she added. What are your thoughts? TAP HERE TO ADD YOUR VOTE The post “Intellectual Neglect” – Couple Sentenced To 50 Days In Prison For Homeschooling Daughters In Shocking Case appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.