An online crowdfunding campaign has been set up to cover the costs of cremation and the repatriation of the ashes of Luana Mile Assis Silva Champagne, a Brazilian immigrant who died after being struck by a vehicle in Portugal on February 27. Family and friends are racing against time to claim the body before it is buried as a pauper under Portuguese law. The campaign, organized by lawyer Kissila Valle, aims to raise 4,500 euros to cover legal fees, funeral services, and the transport of the ashes to Ilhéus, Bahia.
Crowdfunding campaign launched for cremation and repatriation of Brazilian woman killed in hit-and-run in Portugal
Wednesday, 25 March 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.
