José Arthur case: after baby turns 2 years old, public hearing demands answers in Eldorado do Carajás

Public hearing demands answers about the disappearance of a baby in Eldorado do Carajás, PA Almost five months after the disappearance of the boy José Arthur, the case was once again debated in the southeast of Pará. A public hearing held at the Municipal Chamber of Eldorado do Carajás brought together family members, local authorities and representatives of the Federal Senate to demand urgent answers about the whereabouts of the child, who turned two years old last Sunday (16). José Arthur disappeared on March 26 in Vila Peruana, a rural area of ??the municipality. Since then, intense searches have been carried out by security forces and volunteers, but the boy's whereabouts remain a mystery. During the session, the baby's mother, Geiciara Souza, could not contain her emotion when talking about the pain of her son's absence, especially on the date he completed his second year of life. Even in the face of anguish, she reinforced that she maintains hope of finding her son alive. "He turned two years old. I'm sure my son is alive, but he spent his two birthdays away from me. But I have a lot of faith in God that this will be the first and last birthday he will spend away from me", said Geiciara. Camera monitoring As a practical measure to prevent new cases and assist in future investigations, a proposal was presented at the hearing for the installation of monitoring cameras at strategic points in Eldorado do Carajás. The family's lawyer, Elisson Araújo, highlighted that the lack of surveillance technology made it difficult to elucidate José Arthur's disappearance. "If at the time of the events there were cameras installed in strategic points in our city, we would certainly already have answers to this emblematic case. It is crucial that the authorities are convinced of this need to resolve cases like this", said the lawyer. Mobilization The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Human Rights Commission of the Federal Senate. Vanessa Ribeiro, spokesperson for the commission, explained that the body is closely monitoring the investigations and demanding agility from public authorities, in addition to studying possible improvements in national legislation on missing persons. "We work on this monitoring. We want answers, we want to know the progress of the investigations and, in some way, better understand the bottlenecks so that we can perhaps present improved legislation", said Vanessa. The City of Eldorado do Carajás was also present at the hearing and reported that it continues to provide psychological and social assistance to the boy's family. How to help with investigations The Civil Police reported that the case remains under active investigation by the Eldorado do Carajás Police Station. Any information that could help locate the boy José Arthur can be passed on completely anonymously through the Hotline, on number 181. It is not necessary to identify yourself. José Arthur Sousa Barros disappeared on March 26th in Eldorado dos Carajás. In June, his mother, Geiciara Souza Gonçalves, published an open letter on social media in which she made an emotional appeal for her son's return. “Come back, son,” he wrote. In the text, she also described the pain of absence: "Longing is a knife that cuts every day. But I lift this knife in the form of prayer." ? Click and follow the g1 PA channel on WhatsApp Still in June, two men suspected of involvement in the disappearance were released. According to the State Secretariat for Penitentiary Administration (Seap), Roserlândio Castro de Almeida and Evandro Firmino da Silva left custody after the end of the temporary prison term decreed for both. The two had been arrested on April 10, during a joint operation by the Carajás Regional Superintendence, the Eldorado Police Station and the Missing Persons Police Station, linked to the Homicide Division of the capital of Pará. The arrests of the suspects took place in Vila Peruana and the Bom Jardim neighborhood. According to investigations, the men were family friends and frequented the house where the child disappeared. José Arthur Sousa Barros has been missing since Thursday (26). Reproduction / Social media The child's mother, Geiciara Souza Gonçalves, says that her son's memories are everywhere. "Bedtime is the most painful, because he always slept with me", he says. See the area where the baby disappeared in Eldorado dos Carajás In addition to cell phones seized, more than 25 people were interviewed during the investigations and two suspects were arrested. José Artur lived with his family in a house in Vila Peruana, close to the Lourival Santana Settlement, in the rural area of ??Eldorado do Carajás, a city 650 km away from Belém. José Artur case: baby's mother laments: 'He always slept with me' What is known and what remains to be known about the missing baby The region where the child disappeared is marked by a landscape made up of areas of vegetation and a river, as well as the passage of a federal highway. Baby disappeared in the city of Endorado do Carajás, in the southeast of Pará Infographic g1 VIDEOS: see all the news from Pará Check out other news from the state on g1 PA