Cousin Joins Third-Week Search for Missing Maranhão Siblings After Pará Tip Is Dismissed

Overview

• Anderson Kauã, 8, was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday and, with court authorization, accompanied officers to retrace the route to an abandoned hut.
• Pará state police ruled out a reported hotel sighting in Água Azul do Norte after on‑site checks confirmed no link to the case.
• The multi‑agency task force now in its third week includes more than 500 security personnel, firefighters, military and volunteers, with sweeps cited over a perimeter exceeding 3,200 km².
• Search planning centers on the survivor’s account corroborated by tracking dogs, with a core grid of about 4 km² divided into 45 quadrants and Navy sonar scanning turbid stretches of the Mearim River.
• Investigators say accident, drowning and criminal scenarios remain under review, while forensic exams on the boy reduced the likelihood of abduction or sexual violence as fishermen are heard as witnesses.