Brazil Police Advance Child Abuse Probes After Amapá Confession and Goiânia Captivity Arrests

Overview

• The Amapá woman linked to a newborn found in a yard was located and, according to the case detective, confessed to hiding the pregnancy, giving birth at home and leaving the baby outside.
• The newborn remains hospitalized in Santana as the case proceeds as abandono de incapaz, with police detailing that the mother initially fabricated a discovery narrative.
• In Goiânia, police say the mother, stepfather and a cohabiting woman are detained on suspicion of keeping an adolescent in captivity and torturing her for about two years.
• The rescued teen showed signs of malnutrition and injuries and was referred to the state women’s hospital and the forensic institute for examinations.
• In Sergipe and Piauí, mothers were detained after separate rescues of children found alone or in insalubrious conditions, with one case involving alleged ingestion of controlled drugs and another involving a child with cerebral palsy after alerts from the Conselho Tutelar.