Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes, a Brazilian woman, on Tuesday, April 16, reportedly took the unconventional step of wheeling the corpse of an elderly man into a bank in Rio de Janeiro.
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She was captured on video standing next to the deceased, seemingly holding up his drooping head.
Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes was caught on video speaking to the deceased man, whom she referred to as her “uncle.” She asked him to sign financial documents so she could secure a $3,400 loan.
“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,” Nunes says in the video, while pushing a pen between his limp fingers and instructing him to hold it “hard.”
“Sign so you don’t give me any more headaches, I can’t take it anymore,” she said
When a bank worker expressed concern about the man’s appearance, Nunes dismissed his worries.
“He is like that. He doesn’t say anything,” Nunes says. “Uncle, do you want to go to the [hospital] again?”
The bank staff acted swiftly by calling the police, who arrived and arrested Nunes.
It was later discovered that the deceased man, Paulo Roberto Braga, had actually passed away several hours before Nunes brought him to the bank.
“She tried to pretend to get him to sign the loan. He already entered the bank dead,” Police Chief Fábio Luiz told TV Globo. “The main thing is to continue the investigation to identify other family members, and find out more about this loan.”
The police are investigating the circumstances of Braga’s death and looking into Nunes’ relationship with him.
They are also checking if other relatives were involved in the alleged bank fraud. Nunes may face charges of theft, embezzlement, and abuse of a corpse.
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