Ademir Auler, 48, better known as Chico, disappeared after he was allegedly involved in a traffic accident at SC-135 in the Ipomoea district of the municipality of Rio das Antas in the Midwest of Santa Catarina. He last contacted his family around 20:40 on Sunday (12).

Ademir last kept in touch with his family on Sunday (12). – Photo: Personal Archive/Disclosure/ND

According to Ademir’s wife, Marley Grison, first he would have had an accident and abandoned the car, a red Siena, unlocked and with the key in the ignition. The accident could have happened early Monday morning (13).

Marley said her husband was working on the feast of the patron saint of Rio das Antas on Sunday. He reportedly went home to barbecue around 12 noon and then returned to the party.

“The last time he answered me was Sunday evening. He said he was closing the pavilion [onde ocorria a festa] and was already returning home. After that, I had no further information or contacts,” he says.

Marley learned of the alleged accident through the fire department. The truck driver drove along the highway, saw the car on the bank of the BR and called for help.

Firefighters found the Siena car, but the driver was not at the scene. The car doors were closed, the key was in the ignition. Searches were carried out in the region, but to no avail.

The Civil Police are investigating

The missing person report was registered on Tuesday morning (14). The information was passed on to the civilian police department investigating the disappearance.

According to Rio das Antas Police Station investigator Claudio Sanchez, Ademir was found to have left Rio das Antas and headed for the city of Videira, where he could be seen passing bars with other people. When he was returning home around 5 am on Monday, he was supposed to have an accident and after that he had no news.

According to investigators, there is information that Ademir was allegedly seen at the bus station in the municipality of Videira on Monday night. He would buy a ticket to the city of Tijukas on the coast of Santa Catarina.

“We are trying to contact him in Tijukas to find out what really happened to Ademir.”

Family members are concerned and seek help from the community. If anyone knows of Ademir’s whereabouts or has seen him, they can contact the police on 190 or his wife, Marley, at (49) 99145-7885.