Case file · Witch trials
The 'Witches of Guaratuba' (Evandro case)
On 6 April 1992 six-year-old Evandro Ramos Caetano disappeared in Guaratuba, Paraná; his mutilated body was found on 11 April. Police said he had been killed in a satanic ritual, and the mayor's wife and daughter, Celina and Beatriz Abagge, were branded the 'Witches of Guaratuba'.
1992 CE · -25.88, -48.58 · status: explained
The account
Seven people were accused. The Abagges were acquitted in 1998 after a 34-day jury trial, but the verdict was annulled and Beatriz was convicted in 2011. From 2018 Ivan Mizanzuk's podcast 'Projeto Humanos' released recordings showing the confessions had been obtained under torture. Paraná's government apologised in January 2022, and on 9 November 2023 the state court annulled the convictions.