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Nursing Student Who Returned R$200,000 Pix Is Hired and Lauded at Work

He directed a R$1,000 reward to education costs.

Overview

  • Leandro Pinheiro, 25, returned a R$200,000 transfer that was mistakenly sent to his account via Pix.
  • The deposit was intended for a cattle-trailer purchase after the sender keyed the wrong phone number.
  • His account was temporarily blocked due to the large amount, and the bank processed the return on January 20.
  • Following media attention, he was hired as a stock clerk in Goiânia and is nicknamed “the R$200,000 guy” by colleagues.
  • He says the recognition stems from an act of honesty shaped by his humble background from rural Santa Inês, Maranhão.