"Uncle, are you listening? You have to sign it. If you don't sign it, it's impossible," eyewitnesses heard Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes say to the man sitting in the wheelchair. "I can't sign it for you, but I will do whatever I can. Sign here, just like the document. Sign it so you won't make me dizzy again," Erika continued.

Erika continues to claim that her "uncle" is fine, just a little quiet, but at this point, the bank employees have called emergency services and the police. "Uncle, do you feel something? He didn't say anything, that's just how he is," said the 42-year-old woman. "If you're not okay, I'll take you to the hospital. Do you want to go to the emergency room again?" she continued.

Erika was then arrested and charged with defamation of the deceased's reputation and attempted fraud. Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes' lawyer told Brazilian journalists that the existing facts have been misinterpreted by police sources. He claimed that Paulo Roberto Braga was still alive when Erika took him to the bank, and that he died during the loan approval process, which is allegedly supported by witnesses.