Horror footage shows a woman wheeling her dead uncle into a bank in an attempt to take out a loan in his name.
The scene unfolded at a bank in Rio de Janeiro where a woman, identified as Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes, is seen trying to hold her uncle's neck up as his head sways back and forth.
Staff at the bank became suspicious of the woman and began filming before calling an ambulance.
The woman can be heard saying: "Uncle, are you listening? You have to sign it. I can’t sign for you.
Horror footage shows a woman wheeling her dead uncle into a bank in an attempt to take out a loan in his name
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"Sign here and stop giving me a headache," she added as she told the deceased pensioner to hold the pen.
One bank worker then responds to the woman: "I don’t think this is legal. He doesn’t look well. He’s very pale."
"He’s like that," the woman responds before asking her uncle if he is unwell and wants to go to the hospital again.
However, when paramedics arrived they confirmed Paulo Roberto Braga had died before his body was dragged into the bank in a wheelchair.
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It is believed that De Souza Vieira Nunes was arrested by police after trying to take out a loan for 7,000 Brazilian Reais (£2,500).
Police chief Fabio Luiz said the 68-year-old was already dead when he entered the bank.
He said: "The investigation is continuing to identify other family members and to find out if he was alive when the loan was arranged and when it dates from."
It follows a similar incident in Ireland when a man attempted to collect his dead uncle's pension.
Staff at the bank became suspicious of the woman and began filming before calling an ambulance (stock image)
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Declan Haughney took his uncle's dead body to a post office to steal his €246 pension.
Staff called the emergency services when the alarm was raised about the elderly man’s welfare.
Haughney was sentenced to two years in prison while his friend Gareth, who assisted, was sentenced to 18 months in prison.