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Rio de Janeiro Woman Tries to Use Dead Man’s Corpse to Co-Sign Loan
A bizarre and disturbing incident unfolded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when a woman attempted to use a dead man’s corpse to co-sign a loan at a local bank. The shocking event was captured on video and has since gone viral, leaving many people stunned and puzzled.
The Strange Encounter at the Bank
The woman, identified as Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes, was caught on camera addressing the deceased man as “uncle,” who was seated in a wheelchair. She placed a pen in the man’s hand and pretended to engage in a conversation with him, urging him to sign a loan contract worth 17,000 reais ($3,250).
“Uncle, are you listening? You need to sign [the loan contract]. If you don’t sign, there’s no way, because I can’t sign for you,” she said in the video. “Sign so you don’t give me any more headaches, I can’t take it anymore.”
Police Intervention and Shocking Discovery
Bank employees, suspicious of the situation, called the police. Upon their arrival, authorities confirmed that the man, identified as 68-year-old Paulo Roberto Braga, had been dead for at least two hours before the incident occurred.
“She tried to pretend to get him to sign the loan. He already entered the bank dead… she knew he was dead… he had been dead for at least two hours,” investigating officer Fábio Luiz Souza told local TV show Bom Dia Rio. “I have never come across a story like this in 22 years [as a cop].”
Potential Charges and Ongoing Investigation
Nunes now faces potential charges of theft through fraud, embezzlement, and abuse of a corpse. The relationship between Nunes and the deceased is still under investigation, and authorities are also looking into the cause of Braga’s death.
This shocking incident has left many people in disbelief and raised questions about the lengths some individuals will go to for financial gain. The investigation continues as authorities seek to unravel the strange and disturbing events that transpired in a local bank in Rio de Janeiro.
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