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Body of Ceará Babysitter Killed in Portugal to Arrive in Fortaleza on Friday

State funding follows weeks of bureaucratic delays reported by the family.

Overview

  • The family says the repatriation will land in Fortaleza at 16:00 on Friday, with transfer to Aracoiaba on Saturday for funeral rites.
  • Relatives report that the Government of Ceará is covering all expenses, and the governor sent a bill to create a permanent aid program for repatriations.
  • A 43-year-old Brazilian woman, identified as the employer, remains detained in Portugal and was indicted for qualified homicide, desecration of a corpse, possession of a prohibited weapon, and computer-related falsification.
  • Portugal’s Public Ministry says the victim was lured to an isolated spot, struck with a concrete block, concealed under debris, and impersonated via her phone with messages claiming a trip to the Algarve.
  • The body was found in Amadora after 13 days missing; Lucinete, 55, had lived in Portugal for seven months, and both officials and her husband described a conflictual work relationship, with the husband citing a custody dispute as a possible motive.