Overview

• A neighbor handed the boy a small blue object believed to be a bicycle part, and it detonated when he struck it while trying to attach it to his bike.
• He lost the right hand and parts of toes, with additional burns reported on his body, according to witnesses and family.
• He received initial care at the Costa Barros UPA, then underwent surgery at Hospital Estadual Getúlio Vargas and remains stable in intensive care, health authorities said.
• The 22nd Police District in Penha registered the case and is investigating the origin of the device, and relatives said no police operation was underway at the time.
• Reports place the incident in Costa Barros near the Chapadão and Pedreira complexes, with G1 citing Rua da Morte in Morro do Chaves, and city data show a recent pattern of amputations linked to armed violence, including a prior child injury in 2016.