Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira faces fraud charges after allegedly persuading family to take her into their home A 38-year-old woman has been arrested in Brazil accused of pretending to be a 12-year-old girl to deceive a couple who took her into their home for more than a year. Amanda Maria Souz...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/11/brazilian-woman-posing-as-child-fraud-scheme)