diff --git a/lib/noosfero/api/v1/profiles.rb b/lib/noosfero/api/v1/profiles.rb
index 84c82bb..535c11d 100644
--- a/lib/noosfero/api/v1/profiles.rb
+++ b/lib/noosfero/api/v1/profiles.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@ module Noosfero
             profile = profiles.find_by id: params[:id]
             present profile, :with => Entities::Profile, :current_person => current_person
           end
+
+          delete ':id' do
+            profiles = environment.profiles
+            profile = profiles.find_by id: params[:id]
+
+            not_found! if profile.blank?
+
+            if current_person.has_permission?(:destroy_profile, profile)
+              profile.destroy
+            else
+              forbidden!
+            end
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/api/profiles_test.rb b/test/api/profiles_test.rb
index c58bc14..3d8c7e7 100644
--- a/test/api/profiles_test.rb
+++ b/test/api/profiles_test.rb
@@ -29,4 +29,52 @@ class ProfilesTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
     assert_equal community.id, json['id']
   end
+
+  group_kinds = %w(community enterprise)
+  group_kinds.each do |kind|
+    should "delete #{kind} from profile id with permission" do
+      profile = fast_create(kind.camelcase.constantize, :environment_id => environment.id)
+      give_permission(@person, 'destroy_profile', profile)
+      assert_not_nil Profile.find_by_id profile.id
+
+      delete "/api/v1/profiles/#{profile.id}?#{params.to_query}"
+
+      assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+      assert_nil Profile.find_by_id profile.id
+    end
+
+    should "not delete #{kind} from profile id without permission" do
+      profile = fast_create(kind.camelcase.constantize, :environment_id => environment.id)
+      assert_not_nil Profile.find_by_id profile.id
+
+      delete "/api/v1/profiles/#{profile.id}?#{params.to_query}"
+
+      assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+      assert_not_nil Profile.find_by_id profile.id
+    end
+  end
+
+  should 'person delete itself' do
+    delete "/api/v1/profiles/#{@person.id}?#{params.to_query}"
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+    assert_nil Profile.find_by_id @person.id
+  end
+
+  should 'only admin delete other people' do
+    profile = fast_create(Person, :environment_id => environment.id)
+    assert_not_nil Profile.find_by_id profile.id
+
+    delete "/api/v1/profiles/#{profile.id}?#{params.to_query}"
+
+    assert_equal 403, last_response.status
+    assert_not_nil Profile.find_by_id profile.id
+
+    environment.add_admin(@person)
+
+    delete "/api/v1/profiles/#{profile.id}?#{params.to_query}"
+
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+    assert_nil Profile.find_by_id profile.id
+
+  end
 end
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