Family paid, but Brazilian body is still retained in Spain: ‘a fight’

Body was released by the IML on Tuesday (13). On the same day, family managed to raise $ 40,000 through a “kitty” online.

We are desolate, says Marina. “It was a struggle to get the money. Now, this problem because of the death certificate. Every day a different thing. It is going to almost a month that everything happened. We are not living the mourning, it is a daily struggle,” he says.

Itamaraty says he provides family assistance. Sought by Facto Newsthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it guides family members about the procedures for repatriation and obtaining the death registration.

The folder has again stated that it cannot fund the transfer of the body. According to the Brazilian Chancellery, the death certificate is issued after the end of the mandatory procedures of local authorities.

Last week, the Brazilian Chancellery quoted the death certificate as one of the documents that could be issued by the government. “Brazilian embassies and consulates can provide general guidance to family members, support their contacts with the local government and take care of the issuance of documents, such as the consular certificate of death, as soon as the mandatory procedures made by local authorities are finished,” he explained in a note sent to the report.

Understand the case

Mirian, 36, was killed by her husband in the Spanish city of Haro. She was stabbed around the neck on April 25, according to local police.