Brazilian Woman Arrested for Using Dead Uncle to Secure Bank Loan
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A Brazilian woman, Érika de Souza Vieira, was arrested after attempting to take out a bank loan using her deceased uncle, Paulo Roberto Braga, as a signatory. Bank employees became suspicious and alerted the authorities when they noticed Braga's lifeless appearance. Vieira has been charged with violating a corpse and attempted theft through fraud, while her lawyer maintains her innocence, claiming that Braga was alive when they arrived at the bank. The police are investigating the incident and looking into Vieira's relationship to the deceased man.
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