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Country Intelligence Summary
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Feb. 12, 2026
Top Motives and Outcomes in Brazil
Top Motives
- Jealousy — 23 case(s)
- Control/domination — 14 case(s)
- Eliminate romantic partner — 12 case(s)
- Revenge — 10 case(s)
- Eliminate spouse — 6 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 25 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 21 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 21 case(s)
- Divorce filed — 14 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 13 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in Brazil
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Cases in Brazil: Outcome — Deadbody recovery
Sarah Tinoco, Miguel Araujo Machado, and others Murdered by Thales Naves Alves Machado, Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil
Thales Naves Alves Machado, a government secretary in Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil, allegedly killed his two sons, Miguel (12) and Benicio (8), after discovering his wife Sarah Tinoco's infidelity through a private detective's video evidence. The …
State/Province: Goiás, Brazil | City/Region: Itumbiara | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: Feb. 12, 2026
View DetailsCeli, Celi's two sisters, and others Allegedly Murdered by Deis, Torres, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
On December 23, 2024, in Torres, Brazil, a family gathering turned tragic when a Christmas cake baked by Celi was found to be poisoned with extremely high levels of arsenic. Three family members died, including …
State/Province: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | City/Region: Torres | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: Dec. 23, 2024
View DetailsMaria Fernanda da Silva Ramos Disappearance Involving Alex Moreira da Silva, São Gonçalo do Amarante, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Maria Fernanda da Silva Ramos, a 12-year-old girl from São Gonçalo do Amarante, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, disappeared on October 31, 2024, after leaving home to go to school. Witnesses reported seeing her enter …
State/Province: Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | City/Region: São Gonçalo do Amarante | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Oct. 31, 2024
View DetailsLuana Marta Meireles Vitorino and Ana Júlia Ribeiro Fernandes Murdered by Renando dos Santos Morais, Edeia, Goiás, Brazil
On September 19, 2024, in Edeia, Goiás, Renando dos Santos Morais, known as Chavoso, killed his partner Luana Marta Meireles Vitorino at their home using a homemade sword. He then attacked his ex-partner Ana Júlia …
State/Province: Goiás, Brazil | City/Region: Edeia | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Sept. 19, 2024
View DetailsFlávia dos Santos Carneiro Murdered by Leandro dos Santos Araújo, Milena, and others, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
On March 5, 2024, the body of Flávia dos Santos Carneiro, 43, was found inside a discarded refrigerator in a wooded area in Guaxuma, Maceió. The investigation revealed that Flávia was killed by her daughter's …
State/Province: Alagoas, Brazil | City/Region: Maceió | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: March 1, 2024
View DetailsFlávia Godinho Mafra, Valdeli Mafra, and others Injured in Murder Attempt by Rosalba Maria Grim and Zulmar Marchistel, Canelinha, Santa Catarina, Brazil
In August 2020, in Canelinha, Brazil, Rosalba Maria Grim, 26, pretended to be pregnant and planned the murder of Flávia Godinho Mafra, 24, who was 36 weeks pregnant. Rosalba lured Flávia to an abandoned ceramics …
State/Province: Santa Catarina, Brazil | City/Region: Canelinha | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Aug. 27, 2020
View DetailsGisleide Alves dos Santos, Joyce, and others Allegedly Murdered by Samuel Lucas Teixeira Araújo, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
In May 2018, Gisleide Alves dos Santos was found dead in her home in Teresina, Piauí. She had been in a relationship for about 15 days with Samuel Lucas Teixeira Araújo, whom she met on …
State/Province: Piauí, Brazil | City/Region: Teresina | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: May 17, 2018
View DetailsPatrícia Mitier Koike Allegedly Murdered by Altamiro Lopes dos Santos Neto, Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
On April 9, 2018, Patrícia Mitier Koike, 22, was found dead in a car driven by her boyfriend, Altamiro Lopes dos Santos Neto, 21, in Nova Iguaçu, Brazil. Security footage showed Altamiro nervously trying to …
State/Province: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | City/Region: Nova Iguaçu | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: April 9, 2018
View DetailsRemis Carla Costa Disappearance Involving Paulo César de Oliveira Silva, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Remis Carla Costa, a 24-year-old pedagogy student and feminist activist, disappeared on December 17, 2017, after spending the weekend at her boyfriend Paulo César's house in Recife, Brazil. Paulo César initially denied involvement but was …
State/Province: Pernambuco, Brazil | City/Region: Recife | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Dec. 17, 2017
View DetailsDaiane Reis Mota, Ruben, and others Allegedly Murdered by Adilson Prado Lima Júnior, Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil
On December 17, 2017, Daiane Reis Mota, 25, nine months pregnant, was found murdered in a rural area of Serrinha, Bahia. Her partner, Adilson Prado Lima Júnior, 25, confessed to killing her driven by jealousy …
State/Province: Bahia, Brazil | City/Region: Serrinha | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Dec. 16, 2017
View DetailsAna Íris Mendes dos Santos Disappearance Involving Samuel, Samambaia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Ana Íris Mendes dos Santos, a 12-year-old girl, disappeared on September 10, 2017, in Samambaia, Distrito Federal, Brazil, after leaving to visit her grandmother. Sixteen days later, her decomposed body was found near her home. …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Samambaia | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Sept. 10, 2017
View DetailsThaís Araújo de Oliveira Paula, David Luís Araújo de Paula, and others Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by Antônio Ribeiro Barros, São Miguel do Araguaia, Goiás, Brazil
On August 8, 2016, in São Miguel do Araguaia, Goiás, Antônio Ribeiro Barros, the 26-year-old ex-boyfriend of Thaís Araújo de Oliveira Paula, attacked her and her 11-month-old twin sons, David Luís and Lucas Felipe. Antônio …
State/Province: Goiás, Brazil | City/Region: São Miguel do Araguaia | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Aug. 8, 2016
View DetailsGilcilene Paes Pereira, Izabelli Pereira Laurindo, and others Murdered by Adriano da Conceição de Lima, Gelson Câmara Barreto, and others, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
On May 15, 2014, Gilcilene Paes Pereira, 44, was found brutally murdered outside her home in the Zumbi dos Palmares 4 settlement, Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil. Her 10-year-old daughter, Izabelli, was missing and later found …
State/Province: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | City/Region: Campos dos Goytacazes | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: May 15, 2014
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