Brazilian Police Press Search for Three Missing Children as Rescues and Crime Raids Span Multiple States

Overview

• In Bacabal, Maranhão, searches for three children aged 8, 6 and 4 continue after their January 4 disappearance in a rural quilombo, with K‑9 units and requested air support mobilized.
• A man was detained during the Bacabal effort on a separate attempted sexual abuse complaint filed January 1, and police say there is no evidence linking him to the disappearance as collected items undergo analysis.
• In Sergipe, a 20‑year‑old was freed from months of private captivity in Canindé de São Francisco, where police arrested her companion in flagrante and seized firearms, ammunition, cash equivalents, jewelry and documents.
• In Paraná, police rescued a 23‑year‑old in Iporã after eight days held by an ex‑boyfriend who was arrested in flagrante; he was on semi‑open release with an ankle monitor for a prior assault against the same victim.
• In Rio de Janeiro, six suspects tied to a so‑called capture unit were arrested in Magé over a forced rehab seizure without judicial authorization, and in Nova Iguaçu three suspects were detained as investigators found a faction leisure site under construction linked to Álvaro “Peixão”.