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Woman, 38, Arrested for Posing as a 12-Year-Old to Gain Couple's Trust

Summary by WTX News
Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira has been arrested in Brazil for allegedly posing as a child and living with a couple for over a year. Charged with fraud and false identity, she reportedly deceived them into believing she was 12, using an infantilised voice and children's toys to maintain her ruse.

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The woman was discovered after nine years living with different families who were made to believe she was a minor with autism.

·Vicente López, Argentina
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The family managed to accommodate a 38-year-old woman in their home for 14 months.

·Helsinki, Finland
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Anyone who thinks this is the first time she has attempted something like this is very mistaken. But now the Brazilian woman has been sentenced to prison.

Justi a de Santa Catarina condemned for stellionate and false identity Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira, 38, accused of passing through a 12-year-old child and living for more than a year with a family in Joinville. Read more (08/20/2026

·São Paulo, Brazil
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Folha de S.Paulo broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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