As searches for Ágatha Isabelly Reis Lago brotherssix years old, and Allan Michael Reis Lagoon all fours, enter the ninth day this Monday (12), in Bacabal, in the interior of Maranhão. The operation mobilizes a task force made up of state and municipal bodies, community volunteers and has support from the Brazilian Army, including military personnel who were on vacation or off duty.
This Sunday (11), four experts from the IPCA (Institute of Expertise for Children and Adolescents) arrived in the municipality to monitor the case, according to information from the SSP (State Secretariat for Public Security). The multidisciplinary team, made up of a psychologist and social worker, has already . The IPCA is a government body linked to the SSP-MA (Maranhão Public Security Secretariat) and the Official Criminal Expertise.
The boy Anderson Kauã Barbosa Reis, aged eight, the brothers’ cousin and the third child involved in the disappearance, should also be heard by the IPCA, with authorization from the child and adolescent protection bodies. He was found alive last Wednesday (7), after being missing for 72 hours.
from the place where the children had last been seen, according to PCMA (Maranhão Civil Police). The rescue was carried out by three rural producers, who were traveling through the region in a cart on their way to work and saw the child amidst the vegetation.
After the rescue, the boy was taken to Bacabal General Hospital, where he remains hospitalized. According to the medical team, he arrived exhausted and with difficulty speaking, but has good clinical evolution. The child remains under medical care and psychological support, with no expected discharge. In a state of shock, he managed to pass on only preliminary information, which was analyzed by the authorities.
According to SSP-MA, the search bases are installed in two strategic points: in the town of São Sebastião dos Pretos, where the children live, and in the town of Santa Rosa, close to the area where Anderson Kauã was located. In both locations, the .
On social media, the governor of Maranhão, Carlos Brandão, highlighted the integration between the bodies involved.
“All help is important. That’s why we are receiving support from the Brazilian Army and the Environmental Battalion, who are joining our security forces in the search for the brothers Ágatha Isabelly and Allan Michel. The work continues without stopping, with appropriate technique and equipment, to locate the children and end the suffering of the family and the community”, he stated.
According to the governor, the. “We will not stop until we find the brothers Ágatha Isabelly and Allan Michel, residents of Quilombo São Sebastião dos Pretos, in Bacabal”, he said.
The operations rely on aircraft from the Air Tactical Center (CTA), drones with thermal sensors, sniffer dogs and specialized teams from the Maranhão Military Police (PMMA), PCMA, Maranhão Military Fire Department (CBMMA), State Force, Brazilian Army and municipal bodies.
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The three children disappeared on Sunday, January 4, after going out to play in a forested area in the quilombola territory of São Sebastião dos Pretos, in the rural area of Bacabal. Family members reported that the children had a habit of moving around the region.
The searches began on Sunday, with the PMMA’s Cosar (Rural Survival Operations Command) working. On Monday (5), the children’s mother, stepfather and grandmother gave a statement at the Bacabal Police Station and were released.
The case unfolded on Wednesday (7), when Anderson Kauã Barbosa Reis, 8 years old, cousin of the missing brothers, was found alive in a forested area in the village of Santa Rosa, about four kilometers, as the crow flies, from the place where the children had last been seen. He was located by three rural producers who were traveling through the region in a cart.
Bacabal City Hall reported that it maintains permanent support for search operations. Mayor Roberto Costa ordered immediate support for police teams and community residents, and the municipality maintains teams from the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) on standby 24 hours a day.
