Lucinete Freitas was killed on 5 December 2025 by her employer, who is also Brazilian, and was found 13 days later by the Polícia Judiciária (Portugal's criminal investigation police). The family cannot afford the roughly €10,000 cost.
Government of Ceará to pay for repatriation of body of Brazilian nanny killed in Portugal
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.
