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The search for Cavalcante was initially centered in an area near the Chester County Prison, where he had been spotted multiple times, officials said.

A citizen reported seeing a man matching Cavalcante's description on Sept. 7 running through the area near Longwood Gardens, a sprawling horticulture attraction located about 5 miles southwest of the prison, Bivens said. The search perimeter shifted toward Longwood Gardens, and Calvalcante was spotted two more times in the search area on Sept. 8, state police said.

Bivens said nearly 400 people from multiple agencies were engaged in the manhunt on Sept. 8, adding that they will \"keep up this search at whatever tempo is appropriate for as long as we need to. He's a dangerous individual.\"

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A Chester County jury on Aug. 16 convicted Cavalcante of first-degree murder in the fatal 2021 stabbing in Brandao.

The jury took just 15 minutes of deliberations before voting unanimously to convict Cavalcante.

Prosecutors said Brandao was killed after she learned Cavalcante was wanted for murder in Brazil and threatened to expose him to police, officials said in a statement following Cavalcante's conviction.

Following Brandao's murder, Cavalcante fled to Virginia, where he was arrested and brought back to Pennsylvania to face justice for Brandao's killing.

Brandao's sister, Sarah Brandao, released a statement on Instagram following the arrest, thanking law enforcement officials for capturing Cavalcante.

\"Right now, my family and I need to regroup and focus on processing everything that has happened while taking care of ourselves,\" wrote Sarah Brandao, who along with her family lives in the Chester County area where the search was being conducted.

During the search for Cavalcante, Sarah Brandao and her family members were placed under 24-hour protection, Ryan said at a recent news conference.

\"The last two weeks have been extremely painful and terrifying as they have brought back all the feelings of losing my sister and the idea that the criminal could crush us again,\" Sarah Brandao wrote.

It was the second time in less than two months that a dangerous inmate had escaped from a Pennsylvania lockup. Inmate Michael Burham, who is a suspect in the rape and murder of a 34-year-old woman in Jamestown, New York, escaped from the Warren County Jail in northern Pennsylvania on July 6.

Burham, an Army reserve sergeant who authorities said was a \"self-taught survivalist,\" was captured on July 15 following a massive manhunt in the northern Pennsylvania woods.

ABC News' Ahmad Hemingway and Morgan Winsor contributed to this report.

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