Brazil: woman took body to bank to try to withdraw loan

A woman who carried a body in a wheelchair to a bank Rio de Janeiro to try to raise a loan in the name of the deceased, she was formally accused of defamation of a corpse and attempted theft by fraud, official sources reported this Wednesday.

Erika de Souza Vieira Nuneswhose unusual fraud attempt recorded on video by a bank employee went viral on social media, was arrested in the act and formally charged with both charges, reported the Civil Police of the Brazilian city.

The events occurred on Tuesday afternoon at a bank branch in Bangupopulous neighborhood in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, where the 42-year-old accused arrived carrying the body of a 68-year-old man identified as Paulo Roberto Braga.

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Vieira Nuneswho all along had to hold the corpse’s head upright To keep from fainting, he tried to complete the procedures for a loan of 17 thousand reais (about US$3,333) that the man had requested virtually and withdraw the money.

Although the woman claims to be the man’s niece and caregiver and that when he arrived at the bank branch he was alive, experts stated that, due to the stiffness and other symptoms, Panties He had died at least two hours before his arrival at the institution.

Bank employees were alarmed by what they considered to be the serious state of health of the loan applicant and emergency services were called, who confirmed the death.

In some moments of the video, the supposed niece insists that her uncle sign the documentation so she can complete the procedures and exit and can manipulate his hands to grasp a pen and try to sign.

“Dude, you have to sign. The gentleman has to sign. I can’t sign for the gentleman. The Lord has to hold the pen tight and sign here”says the woman while moving the corpse’s hands in front of the bank employees, who insist on warning that the man is feeling ill and is very pale.

The Civil Police Commissioner Fábio Souzaresponsible for the investigation, stated that he has already requested the Ministry of Justice to order the definitive arrest of the accused and that he is trying to find out whether he had accomplices.

Source: Elcomercio

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