Brazilian woman arrested after taking corpse to sign bank loan: ‘She knew he was dead’
by Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro from World news | The Guardian on (#6M52D)
Shock in Brazil after woman is arrested and charged with violating a corpse and attempted theft through fraud
When Erika 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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