ok, the fuse box your looking for is in the lower kick panel on the driver side. just beside your left foot, its a bit hard to see, but you will find it, the box under the hood you found is more for engine and ac type stuff.
my old grand vitara did this after my trailer light wires shorted out and blew the brake light fuse, it also cuts power to your brake light switch on the pedal witch, also controls the shifter lock override, and thats why you cant shift out of park.
the fuse box cover will have a read out of what all the fuses do.