The 68-year-old man whose corpse was wheeled into a bank by his niece trying to get a loan was malnourished and may have been poisoned, officials said.
An autopsy, obtained by Brazilian news outlet Metrópoles on Wednesday, showed that Paulo Braga's death was caused by 'bronchoaspiration and heart failure.'
Rio de Janeiro police arrested Érika de Souza, 42, on Tuesday after she visited the bank with Braga's corpse in an attempt to take out a loan for 17,000 reais and tried to get him to sign for it. A video recorded by the bank staff showed de Souza holding a pen and moving Braga's hand to sign the document moments after his head tilted.De Souza then told the teller, 'He doesn't say anything, that's just how he is,' and turned to her uncle and said, 'If you're not okay, I'm going to take you to the hospital.'
De Souza said that she picked him up at his residence Tuesday and noticed that he was weak. She added he was unresponsive when they entered the bank.
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