Woman found skull and other bones in a forest area in Rio Branco, Acre The Legal Medical Institute (IML) of Rio Branco is investigating whether a bone found in a thicket this Tuesday (21) is that of França Cordovez do Vale, 48 years old, whose remains were found in the Praia do Amapá neighborhood, in the Second District, just over a month ago. The information was confirmed by Rede Amazônica and appears in the record of material collected by IML in a forested area on Rua Rio Grande do Sul, in the Preventório neighborhood. A resident of the region found a skull and other bones in a place that also had plastic bags. (See video above) ? Join the g1 AC channel on WhatsApp "The thing back here was sinister, there's a bag there, there are some pieces of the person here. I've already called the police to come here," he said. IML will analyze material to check genetic compatibility with the remains of França Cordovez do Vale, aged 48, disappeared on June 17, 2026 Reproduction ? On June 19, the Criminal Police found a leg with an electronic anklet. The exact location of the point was indicated by the equipment system, according to authorities. The following day, more of França's remains were found by a resident of the Jardim Europa neighborhood, in the capital of Acre, inside a bag in a forested area. The man disappeared on the 17th of the same month and no one was arrested for the crime. The case is treated as a homicide. The bones will be analyzed by the institution's forensic doctors to check genetic compatibility with the remains found previously. READ MORE: Leg of man arrested for breaking into steakhouse with car is found; member was wearing an electronic ankle bracelet Resident finds bag with body parts in Rio Branco Remains found in bag are of a man who had his leg amputated and was missing in Acre França Cordovez do Vale, aged 48, had his identity confirmed by the Civil Police after forensic examinations on remains found in Rio Branco Reproduction On the 10th, the coordinator of the Homicide and Personal Protection Station (DHPP) of the Civil Police, delegate Cristiano Bastos, informed that he works at the identification of those involved in the crime. “We are working to identify those involved and locate the remains that did not appear”, he informed. Driver who broke into a steakhouse with a car in Acre undergoes tests and is sent to Defla Exams carried out by the IML and the Institute of Criminalistics (IC) confirmed the identification of the remains found on both the 19th and 20th, belonging to France. His family began to be interviewed by the police. With the identification completed, the DHPP initiated proceedings to investigate the dynamics of the crime, the circumstances of the death and who was responsible for the homicide. Man was monitored Vale had been missing since June 17th. Last year he broke into a steakhouse with a car in the Calafate neighborhood and left four people injured. The episode occurred after he lost control of the vehicle in circumstances that, according to the police report at the time, involved signs of changes in psychomotor capacity and possible use of alcohol and drugs. After the case, França came to answer for negligent bodily injury while driving a motor vehicle. He was released at a custody hearing in May 2025 and began to respond to the process in freedom, using an electronic ankle bracelet as a precautionary measure. Body was left in a forested area in the Jardim Europa Júnior neighborhood Andrade/Rede Amazônica Acre Review the news from Acre