Agatha Isabele and Alan Michael have been missing for six months. Reproduction/TV Globo/Fantástico Artboard 1LOWEST FEATUREArtboard 1LOWEST FEATUREArtboard 1HIGHEST FEATUREArtboard 1FULL WIDTHMaranhão is the second state in the country with the highest increase in the number of missing people in 2025, according to the Brazilian Public Security Yearbook, released this Thursday (23) by the Brazilian Public Security Forum (FBSP).According to the survey, the state registered 244 cases of disappearances last year, an increase of 29.8% compared to 2024, when 198 occurrences were recorded. Maranhão is second only to Minas Gerais, which registered an increase of 30.5% in cases. Next comes Piauí with growth of 20.5%. Across the country, 84,269 disappearances were recorded in 2025, an increase of 3.6% compared to the previous year. The national rate was 39.5 missing people for every 100,000 inhabitants.?? The Brazilian Public Security Yearbook annually gathers data on crime and violence based on information sent by the Public Security secretariats of the 26 states and the Federal District and is considered one of the main national references on the topic. The report highlights that the increase in the number of missing people cannot be attributed to a single cause. According to the study, different factors may be related to the growth in records.What is considered a disappearance?? According to Law No. 13,812/2019, which establishes the National Policy for the Search for Missing Persons and created the National Registry of Missing Persons, any person whose whereabouts are unknown is considered missing, regardless of the cause of the disappearance, until their location and identification are confirmed by physical or scientific means.Six months without answers numbers reflect stories such as that of brothers Ágatha Isabelly, aged 6, and Allan Michael, aged 4, missing since January 4, 2026, in the quilombola community São Sebastião dos Pretos, in Bacabal, around 250 kilometers from São Luís. Six months later, the case remains unsolved. In an interview with g1, the children's mother, Clarice Cardoso, reported the anguish caused by the lack of information about the whereabouts of the children. So far, there are no clues about what happened to the children. Family members and community residents say they are frustrated by the lack of answers to their disappearance. "The police say they are doing everything possible and impossible to try to find out, but so far there are no clues as to where my children are," said the mother. "fallen house" where children missing for 13 days were in the MAWith no clues for ten days, mother of missing children in Maranhão lives days of anguish: "Pain that I don't wish on anyone"According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), cited by the Brazilian Yearbook of Public Security, the main characteristic of the disappearance is the permanent uncertainty about the whereabouts and conditions of the missing person. The lack of confirmation about the life or death of the victim prolongs the wait for answers indefinitely. The report highlights that this situation directly affects the mental and emotional health of family members, who live simultaneously with hope, anguish, guilt and fear, making it difficult to mourn and reorganize their routine. After the disappearance of the brothers, a task force was mobilized in Bacabal. Firefighters, military police, delegates and investigators joined around 2,000 people in searches carried out by land and water. The operations also had the support of helicopters and drones, but the children were not located. In a statement, the Civil Police of Maranhão (PC-MA) reported that the investigation into the disappearance of the children has not yet been completed. According to the corporation, investigations continue to be conducted by a commission created specifically to investigate the case. The police stated that, so far, it is not possible to point out circumstances, responsibilities or definitive conclusions about the disappearance and highlighted that all information received continues to be verified. Drop in violent deaths The Brazilian Public Security Yearbook also points to a 2.2% reduction in the rate of intentional violent deaths (MVI) in Maranhão in 2025, compared to the year previous.According to the survey, the state recorded 2,126 violent deaths in 2024. In 2025, this number fell to 2,082, following the national trend of reducing this type of crime. The indicator of intentional violent deaths brings together cases of intentional homicide (when there is an intention to kill), robbery (robbery followed by death), bodily injury followed by death and deaths resulting from police intervention, both on duty and off duty. - SEE SE T Maranhão is the second state in the country with the biggest increase in the number of missing people in 2025, according to the Brazilian Public Security Yearbook, released this Thursday (23) by the Brazilian Public Security Forum (FBSP). According to the survey, the state recorded 244 cases of disappearances last year, an increase of 29.8% compared to 2024, when 198 incidents were recorded. ? Click here and subscribe to the g1 Maranhão channel on WhatsApp Maranhão is second only to Minas Gerais, which recorded a 30.5% increase in cases. Next comes Piauí with growth of 20.5%. Across the country, 84,269 disappearances were recorded in 2025, an increase of 3.6% compared to the previous year. The national rate was 39.5 missing people for every 100,000 inhabitants. ?? The Brazilian Public Security Yearbook annually gathers data on crime and violence based on information sent by secret