According to authorities, in an unsettling event in Brazil, a woman took the corpse of a 68-year-old man in a wheelchair into a bank to co-sign a loan for her on Wednesday (April 17).
Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes wheeled a sluggish-looking man – whom she constantly referred to as “uncle” – into a bank in a Rio suburb when workers noticed something was wrong.
On Tuesday (April 16), Nunes wheeled the corpse into a Rio bank and informed the teller that the elderly man had requested a $3,250 loan.
Nunes was seen on security camera footage standing near the deceased, who was in a wheelchair and appeared to be continually attempting to lift his drooping head.
She was then observed chatting with the cadaver, holding a pen, and moving his hand forward, but receiving no response.
Nunes was shown in the horrifying clip, which originally aired on Brazil’s major channel, referring to the corpse as her “uncle” and requesting him to sign financial documents that would allow her to take out the loan.
“Uncle, are you listening? You need to sign. If you don’t sign, there’s no way, because I can’t sign for you,” she can be heard saying in the security footage, asking him to sign the documents.
She added, “Sign so you don’t give me any more headaches, I can’t take it anymore.” When an employee tries to point out that he does not look well, Nunes quickly dismisses it.
“He doesn’t say anything, that’s just how he is,” she said, adding, “If you’re not okay, I’m going to take you to the hospital.”
However, the bank staff did not believe her story because they were already suspicious and called the police, who detained Nunes on the spot. Meanwhile, the body was reportedly transported to a morgue.
She knew he was dead
The elderly guy was later recognized as Paulo Roberto Braga, 68, who had died a few hours before he was taken into the bank.
“She knew he was dead,” police chief and investigating officer Fábio Luiz Souza told breakfast news program Bom Dia Brasil on Wednesday, as quoted by the Guardian. He added, had never come across such a story in his 22 years of being a cop.
“She tried to pretend to get him to sign the loan. He already entered the bank dead,” said Souza, as quoted by the New York Post, adding that the important thing to do right now is to investigate the other family members and find out more about this loan.