# Child abandonment incidents in Brazil

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/child-abandonment-incidents-in-brazil
> Updated: 2026-09-22T12:08:00.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2.

Reports of child abandonment and neglect have emerged in various Brazilian municipalities. In Coité, a mother was arrested after two young children were found alone and in poor condition in the Açudinho neighborhood. The children were reportedly hungry and neglected before being rescued by the Military Police and the Tutelar Council.

In separate incidents, authorities in Vila Velha and Botucatu also made arrests related to child abandonment. In Vila Velha, a father was apprehended after leaving two children alone in a residence while he went to purchase alcohol. In Botucatu, a woman was arrested for leaving her children in the care of an elderly man with limited mobility, leading neighbors to intervene when the children were seen requesting food from others.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-22: Brazil: Two individuals arrested for child abandonment

Two individuals in Brazil were arrested for child abandonment in separate incidents involving the neglect of young children in Vila Velha and Botucatu.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/brazil-two-individuals-arrested-for-child-abandonment

### 2026-09-05: Coité mother arrested after children found alone and neglected

A mother in Coité, Brazil, was arrested for abandonment of incapable persons after her two young children were found alone, hungry, and in poor hygienic conditions.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/coit-mother-arrested-after-children-found-alone-and-neglected

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