If the body is not claimed within 45 days after being released by the PJ, the burial may be carried out in absentia.
Family of nanny killed in Amadora cannot afford to send the body to Brazil
Sunday, 11 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Repatriation is the return of people to their country of origin, which can be voluntary or carried out by state authorities. In migration policy it usually refers to deportations or organised returns of irregular migrants under legal procedures or assisted-return schemes, and it directly affects migrants, asylum seekers and the organisations that support them.
