The atmosphere shifted. He carried himself with arrogance, sometimes crossing into aggression.
Em dezembro de 2021, um padrão de relatos perturbadores emergiu em torno do obstetra Renato Kalil, médico com 36 anos de carreira e mais de dez mil partos realizados no Brasil. Sete mulheres — pacientes e ex-funcionárias — trouxeram à luz acusações de assédio sexual, violência obstétrica e comentários degradantes sobre seus corpos, desencadeando investigações formais pelo Ministério Público e pelo Cremesp. O caso, iniciado pelo áudio vazado da influenciadora Shantal Verdelho, coloca em questão não apenas a conduta de um indivíduo, mas os mecanismos de prestação de contas dentro de uma profissão fundada na confiança e na vulnerabilidade humana. Kalil negou todas as acusações.
- O áudio vazado de Shantal Verdelho sobre um parto violento rompeu o silêncio e abriu caminho para que outras mulheres encontrassem coragem de falar.
- Sete mulheres relataram publicamente experiências que incluem assédio sexual durante consultas, agressividade no centro obstétrico e violações de sigilo médico.
- A fotógrafa de partos Fernanda Sophia, com experiência junto a múltiplos médicos, descreveu os partos acompanhados por Kalil como os mais violentos que já documentou.
- O Ministério Público e o Cremesp abriram investigações formais, enquanto Kalil emitiu negação categórica, alegando que todas as consultas eram realizadas na presença de equipe de enfermagem.
- O caso permanece em aberto, mas já pressiona o sistema regulatório brasileiro a repensar os padrões de conduta e fiscalização na prática obstétrica.
Nas semanas que antecederam dezembro de 2021, um padrão começou a tomar forma a partir da prática de um dos obstetras mais conhecidos do Brasil. O Dr. Renato Kalil, com 36 anos de medicina e mais de dez mil partos realizados, passou a ser alvo de relatos públicos de pacientes e ex-funcionárias. O estopim foi o áudio vazado da influenciadora Shantal Verdelho, que descrevia um atendimento obstétrico violento. A partir daí, o programa Fantástico veiculou uma investigação que trouxe mais vozes ao debate.
Uma mulher presente no parto de Shantal descreveu a chegada do médico como uma mudança de atmosfera — arrogância que beirava a agressão, sem qualquer consideração pelo esgotamento da parturiente. Outra paciente relatou uma consulta que começou com um comentário não solicitado sobre sua aparência física e evoluiu, após ela mencionar sua bissexualidade, para uma conversa sobre fantasias sexuais. Ela nunca mais voltou. Uma terceira mulher disse ter sido informada de que jamais engravidaria por causa do seu peso e, em visitas seguintes, ouviu o médico comentar sobre outras pacientes pelo nome, incluindo figuras públicas.
Uma ex-funcionária descreveu pedidos repetidos para que ela tocasse o médico, classificando a experiência como a mais difícil de sua vida profissional. Fernanda Sophia, fotógrafa de partos com ampla experiência, foi direta: os partos conduzidos por Kalil eram os mais violentos que já havia documentado, marcados por gritos, invasividade e rispidez com a equipe hospitalar.
Diante das acusações, Kalil rejeitou categoricamente o que chamou de relatos falsos com conotação sexual, ressaltando que suas consultas sempre contaram com a presença de enfermeiras e que sua reputação foi construída sobre dedicação e profissionalismo. Com sete depoimentos formalizados e investigações em curso, o caso deixou em suspenso não apenas o destino de um médico, mas uma pergunta mais ampla sobre como o Brasil protege — ou falha em proteger — as mulheres dentro dos espaços de cuidado médico.
In the weeks before early December 2021, a pattern began to emerge from the shadows of a prominent obstetrician's practice. Women started speaking publicly about their experiences with Dr. Renato Kalil, a physician with 36 years in medicine and more than 10,000 deliveries to his name. Their accounts triggered formal investigations by Brazil's Public Ministry and Cremesp, the São Paulo medical council. Kalil denied everything.
The initial spark came from influencer Shantal Verdelho, whose leaked audio complaint about violent obstetric care set events in motion. But she was not alone. When the television program Fantástico aired its investigation, four additional women who requested anonymity came forward, along with Fernanda Sophia, a birth photographer, each with their own account of what they described as aggressive, demeaning, or sexually inappropriate behavior.
One woman who attended Shantal's delivery described the moment Kalil arrived at the hospital. The atmosphere shifted. He carried himself with what she called arrogance, sometimes crossing into aggression, showing no regard for the exhaustion and physical ordeal the laboring woman had already endured since arriving at the maternity ward. Another patient recalled a consultation that began with an unsolicited comment about her body being attractive. When she mentioned being bisexual, the conversation took a turn she did not expect—the doctor began discussing sexual fantasies. She felt deeply uncomfortable and never returned.
A third woman recounted being told she would never become pregnant because of her weight. In subsequent visits, Kalil allegedly discussed other patients by name, including public figures, violating basic confidentiality. A former staff member described being asked repeatedly to touch the doctor, an experience she characterized as the most difficult of her working life. She called him addicted to sex and in need of treatment.
Fernanda Sophia, the birth photographer, had attended deliveries across many practitioners. The ones overseen by Kalil, she said, were the most violent she had documented. She described him as arrogant, harsh with hospital staff, prone to shouting, and excessively invasive in his approach to patient care.
By the time these accounts surfaced, Kalil had built a career that many in Brazil's medical establishment recognized. His statement in response was categorical. He rejected what he called false reports with sexual connotations. He emphasized that his gynecological and obstetric consultations, whether in his office, clinic, or hospital, were always conducted with nursing staff present. He pointed to his reputation, built on patient recommendations, his attention, dedication, and professionalism. The investigations were underway. Seven women's accounts were now part of the public record. What would come next remained uncertain.
Notable Quotes
He is arrogant, treats staff very poorly, shouts, and is extremely invasive in his approach to care— Fernanda Sophia, birth photographer
The doctor repudiates the false reports with sexual connotations and emphasizes that all gynecological and obstetric consultations are conducted with nursing staff present— Dr. Renato Kalil's statement
The Hearth Conversation Another angle on the story
Why did these women wait, or did they? What made them speak now?
Some didn't wait—Shantal Verdelho's audio was the match. But silence around medical misconduct is common. There's power imbalance, shame, the fear of not being believed. Once one person speaks publicly, others find courage.
The doctor says his staff was always present. Does that actually protect patients?
It can, in theory. But presence isn't the same as intervention. A nurse in the room doesn't stop a doctor from making comments about a patient's body, or from being rough during a procedure. And if the entire team normalizes the behavior, presence becomes complicity.
Ten thousand deliveries. That's a lot of trust placed in one person.
Exactly. That scale makes the allegations heavier. It also means the investigation touches thousands of families' most vulnerable moments—birth. That's not abstract harm.
What does "violent obstetric care" actually mean to someone experiencing it?
It means a doctor treating labor as something to be controlled rather than supported. Rough handling, unnecessary interventions, ignoring pain, rushing. The woman's body becomes a problem to solve, not a person to care for.
The confidentiality violation—talking about other patients by name—that seems almost casual compared to the rest.
It's not. It tells you something about how he views the room. Patients aren't individuals with privacy; they're stories he owns. It's a small window into a larger disregard.