Police who arrested Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira say she admitted that she had lied to obtain financial support A 38-year-old woman has been arrested in Brazil, accused of pretending to be a 12-year-old girl, allegedly to deceive a couple who took her into their home for more than a year. Aman...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/11/brazilian-woman-posing-as-child-fraud-scheme)