Santa Catarina Court Archives Case of Dog Orelha After Prosecutors Find No Abuse

Overview

• The juvenile court in Santa Catarina closed the investigation after the state prosecutor’s office said the evidence did not support allegations against adolescents.
• The ruling lifted a travel ban on the investigated teen, ordered the return of his seized passport, and denied a request for provisional detention.
• A 170-page review by the prosecutor’s office found security camera clocks were off by about 30 minutes, which placed the dog roughly 600 meters from the teen during the period first alleged.
• Authorities reported no images or eyewitnesses placing the dog on the beach at the time in question, and prosecutors said the abuse story spread through social-media posts and secondhand accounts.
• A forensic veterinarian reported no recent trauma and identified chronic osteomyelitis in the jaw as the condition most consistent with the dog’s decline and euthanasia.