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AMERICANALMANAC (Lynn Jenkins) - Brazilian woman who posed as 12-year-old girl to deceive family into adoption sentenced to nearly two years in jail Fri Aug 21 17:45:02 2026

A 38-year-old Brazilian woman who faked a child's voice, carried dummies and baby bottles, and convinced a couple she was a traumatized 12-year-old has been convicted of fraud and jailed, capping a pattern of identity cons investigators say stretched across at least seven states. A court in Joinville, Brazil, sentenced Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira […] The post Brazilian woman who posed as 12-year-old girl to deceive family into adoption sentenced to nearly two years in jail appeared first on American Almanac .

A 38-year-old Brazilian woman who faked a child's voice, carried dummies and baby bottles, and convinced a couple she was a traumatized 12-year-old has been convicted of fraud and jailed, capping a pattern of identity cons investigators say stretched across at least seven states. A court in Joinville, Brazil, sentenced Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira to one year, 10 months, and 28 days in prison after finding she deliberately fabricated a false identity to extract food, shelter, money, medication, and other material support from an unnamed couple who believed they were caring for an abused child. The judge found Oliveira acted consciously "to induce and maintain the victims in error" and obtain the full cost of her own living through the…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - U.S. Designates Two Brazilian Gangs ‘Terrorist Groups’ Sat May 30 14:15:00 2026

State of the Union: Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says the move infringed upon Brazil’s sovereignty. The post U.S. Designates Two Brazilian Gangs ‘Terrorist Groups’ appeared first on The American Conservative .

The U.S. State Department announced Thursday the designation of two gangs, the Commando Vermelho (CV) and the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), as terrorist organizations. The announcement came two days after Senator Flávio Bolsonaro—the son of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and a candidate in October’s presidential election—visited the White House and met with President Donald Trump. Brazil’s Foreign Ministry was informed of the designation only minutes before the announcement, according to Valor Econômico. Lula, speaking at an event in Brazil’s northeast Friday, said Washington was “playing games with our sovereignty.” Lula said that, while CV and PCC “are terrorists because they torment families,…Open

STRIPES (Gary Warner) - USS Nimitz stops in Rio for party and joint patrol | Stars and Stripes Thu May 14 00:00:00 2026

The USS Nimitz celebrated its 51st anniversary while at sea before pulling into the waters off Rio de Janeiro last week for joint maneuvers.