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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)
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Cases in Brazil: Outcome — Legal case ongoing
Amanda Maria de Farias Araújo and Sabrina Allegedly Murdered by James Christian dos Reis, Franca, São Paulo, Brazil
On November 29, 2024, Amanda Araújo, a 27-year-old swimming instructor, was deliberately run over by her husband, James Christian dos Reis, a 46-year-old supermarket manager, in Franca, São Paulo. The incident was captured on security …
State/Province: São Paulo, Brazil | City/Region: Franca | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Nov. 29, 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 DetailsAna Caroline Souza Campelo and Carmelita Kidnapped by Eliseu Carvalho de Castro and Jacqueline, Maranhãozinho, Maranhão, Brazil
Ana Caroline Souza Campelo, a 21-year-old woman from Maranhãozinho, Maranhão, Brazil, was brutally murdered on December 10, 2023. After leaving work at around 1 a.m. on her bicycle, she was followed, abducted, and killed by …
State/Province: Maranhão, Brazil | City/Region: Maranhãozinho | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Dec. 10, 2023
View DetailsAntônio Ricardo Cantarim Allegedly Murdered by Aparecida Graciano de Souza, Selvíria, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Antônio Ricardo Cantarim, 64, was found dismembered after disappearing on May 20, 2023, in Selvíria, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. His wife, Aparecida Graciano de Souza, 61, confessed to poisoning him with rat poison, waiting …
State/Province: Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | City/Region: Selvíria | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: May 22, 2023
View DetailsFrancielle Guimarães Alcântara and Francielle's 1 year and 8 months old baby Allegedly Murdered by Adailton Freixeira da Silva, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Francielle Guimarães Alcântara, 36, was found dead on January 26, 2022, in Campo Grande, Brazil. Initially treated as a natural death, forensic investigation revealed she was tortured and strangled by her husband, Adailton Freixeira da …
State/Province: Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | City/Region: Campo Grande | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Jan. 26, 2022
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 DetailsDais Diana Souza e Silva and Davi Silva Samaritano Allegedly Murdered by Diógenes dos Santos Samaritano, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil
On March 31, 2019, Dais Diana Souza e Silva was found dead at her residence in Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil. Her husband, Diógenes dos Santos Samaritano, a traffic agent, was accused and convicted of femicide. The …
State/Province: Pará, Brazil | City/Region: Parauapebas | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: March 31, 2019
View DetailsMaria Lara Fernandes da Silva and Maria das Dores Murdered by Eduardo Pessoa Araújo, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
On November 7, 2018, the body of 23-year-old Maria Lara Fernandes da Silva was found in the Parnaíba River near Teresina, Piauí, Brazil. The investigation revealed she was a victim of femicide, allegedly killed by …
State/Province: Piauí, Brazil | City/Region: Teresina | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Nov. 7, 2018
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 DetailsDaniele Cristina Lustosa Grohs and Simara Lustosa Murdered by Álvaro Ferreira da Silva and Marla Cristina Barbosa Santos, Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil
On December 18, 2017, Daniele Cristina Lustosa Grohs, a 47-year-old pedagogue, was found strangled to death in her home in Palmas, Tocantins. The main suspect was her ex-husband, Dr. Álvaro Ferreira da Silva, who had …
State/Province: Tocantins, Brazil | City/Region: Palmas | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Dec. 18, 2017
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
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