Overview

• Civil police say the case is a suspicious death with no immediate signs of a crime as investigators assess possible liability.
• The parents, ages 18 and 24 and reported to be biological siblings, told officials the child had convulsions and they did not seek medical help despite a clinic nearby.
• A neighbor alerted authorities after finding the boy unresponsive, the father later contacted police, and officials reported the body had remained on the sofa for about 24 hours.
• A 9-month-old sister was placed under the care of the child-protection council, showed no signs of abuse but poor hygienic conditions, and her custody awaits a court decision.
• Local records indicate the boy had been removed previously by the Olinda child-protection council and was later returned to the parents by judicial order.