A Brazilian woman was arrested after wheeling her deceased uncle into a bank in an attempt to secure a loan.
The New York Post reports, Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes was caught on video as she pretended her uncle’s dead corpse was alive.
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How Did Erika Pretend Her Dead Uncle Was Alive?
Nunes wanted to get a $3,400 loan co-signed by any means necessary. The wild encounter occurred at the Rio de Janeiro branch of Itau Bank. The disturbing footage aired by TV Global in Brazil, showed her standing next to a man whose body was limp.
Erika attempted to hold his dropping head up, but it was clear something was off. Bank staffers phoned the police. Nunes referred to the man as uncle, and instructed him as she held his hand to sign the necessary paperwork.
“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 says in the clip.
Though Erika inserted a pen between his fingers, it was apparent that the man wasn’t listening or living.
“Sign so you don’t give me any more headaches, I can’t take it anymore,” she said to the dead man.
Was Nunes Arrested?
An employee at the bank stated his skin color appeared abnormal and seemed to be unwell. Nunes quickly stated, “He is like that. he doesn’t say anything.”
Once police arrived, Erika was arrested.
Police Chief Fábio Luiz, told TV Globo, “She tried to pretend to get him to sign the loan.” He continued, “He already entered the bank dead.”
It was later determined that he died several hours before entering the financial institution. The man was identified as 68-year-old Paulo Braga. It is unclear if he is Nunes’ uncle. The police are investigating to discover the truth and determine if anyone else was complicit in Erika’s fraudulent attempt. She could possibly face embezzlement, abuse of a corpse, and theft through fraud charges.
You can check out the disturbing video of Nunes’ attempt to secure the dead presidents below.
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