Prosecutors Ask Court to Close Orelha Case After Forensics Point to Chronic Infection

Overview

• The Santa Catarina prosecutor's office, which disclosed its 170-page filing Tuesday, asked the juvenile court to archive the Orelha investigations and now awaits a judge's decision.
• An exhumation and veterinary analysis found no fractures or lesions consistent with human violence and identified chronic osteomyelitis in the left jaw.
• A reconstruction of security footage exposed a roughly 30-minute timestamp mismatch and placed the dog about 600 meters from the teen, with video showing normal movement nearly an hour after the alleged assault.
• Prosecutors referred possible irregularities to the Civil Police internal affairs unit and requested CyberGAECO-backed probes into leaks and monetized false posts about the case.
• The case earlier prompted a federal 'Cão Orelha' decree that raised animal-abuse fines, showing how high-profile claims can drive policy before evidence is settled.