Overview
- Nascimento left his family home in Paraguaçu Paulista on June 19 carrying only a black backpack and has not been seen or heard from since.
- His mother and five siblings filed a formal missing-person report on July 27, prompting the São Paulo General Investigations Department in Assis to open an inquiry.
- Family posts on Instagram say Nascimento has long struggled with psychological issues and that contact with him had been limited in recent months.
- He is the South American marathon record holder who ran 2:04:51 in Seoul in 2022 and is serving a five-year suspension after testing positive for three banned substances in July 2024.
- While there are no confirmed sightings or public updates beyond the family appeals and the police probe, relatives and the athletics community are seeking information and awaiting official findings.