# Infant abandonment incidents in Brazil

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/infant-abandonment-incidents-in-brazil
> Updated: 2026-10-26T14:30:00.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2.

Authorities in Brazil are investigating multiple cases of infant abandonment across different states.

In São Paulo, a couple was granted provisional liberty following a custody hearing after being caught in flagrante for abandoning seven-month-old twins in São José dos Campos. The parents admitted to leaving the infants alone to use drugs. The children, found in poor condition by Military Police, were placed under the care of the Guardianship Council while the parents face charges of mistreatment and abandonment of an incapable person.

In separate incidents, a newborn found in an illegal waste disposal area in Cosmópolis, São Paulo, remains in intensive care following surgery for chest and abdominal injuries. Civil Police are investigating this case as an attempted homicide. Additionally, in the Del Castilho region of Rio de Janeiro, a newborn was discovered by a couple and taken to an urgent care unit; police are investigating the circumstances of the abandonment.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-26: Police investigate two separate newborn abandonment cases in Brazil

Police in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are investigating two separate cases of newborn abandonment involving injured infants and medical interventions.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/police-investigate-two-separate-newborn-abandonment-cases-in-brazil

### 2026-10-16: São Paulo parents released following infant abandonment

Parents in São José dos Campos were released on provisional liberty with restrictions after abandoning their seven-month-old twins to use drugs.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/so-paulo-parents-released-following-infant-abandonment

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