Body of Sister Henriqueta Arrives in Belém for Public Wake After Fatal BR-230 Crash

Overview

• The 64-year-old died on Jan. 10 when a car carrying four people overturned near km 135 of the BR-230 between Campina Grande and João Pessoa, according to the federal highway police.
• Authorities said she was the back-seat fatality, while the other occupants, including a federal police officer, were treated at a trauma hospital and released.
• The Pará state air unit flew her body from Paraíba to Belém for a wake at the state assembly, with transfer to Soure on Monday for a Mass led by Bishop Ionilton and burial.
• She served as president of the Dom José Luis Azcona Human Rights Institute, focusing on trafficking, child sexual abuse, forced labor, and related violations in the Amazon.
• Brazil’s Human Rights Ministry issued an official note of condolence and the governor of Pará declared three days of mourning, as tributes highlighted her influence on the film Manas through actress Dira Paes.