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The Guardian - US
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Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian woman arrested after taking corpse to sign bank loan: ‘She knew he was dead’

A woman brought her seemingly dead uncle to a bank in Brazil for a loan.
A woman brought her seemingly dead uncle to a bank in Brazil for a loan. Photograph: @realengotv via X

When Érika de Souza Vieira wheeled her lethargic-looking uncle into a Brazilian bank, clerks quickly sensed something was amiss.

“I don’t think he’s well. He doesn’t look well at all,” remarked one distrustful employee as Vieira tried to get her elderly relative to sign off on a 17,000 reais ($3,250) loan.

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