Overview
- Brazil’s consulate in Lisbon says it received a decades‑old passport in Eliza Samudio’s name that was found in a Lisbon apartment and has notified the Foreign Ministry.
- Itamaraty states the passport is expired and canceled and has instructed its transfer to Brasília, where it will be held for the family; relatives have not yet filed a formal request, according to reporting.
- The document was issued in 2006 and shows a single entry stamp into Portugal on 5 May 2007 with no exit record, leaving unresolved how she returned to Brazil.
- One possibility reported by Brazilian media is that she lost the passport and obtained authorization to travel back, but authorities have not verified any explanation.
- Eliza’s mother criticized the publicity as painful, reaffirmed that her daughter is deceased, and said the family wants the passport, as the 2010 murder convictions remain unchanged and the body was never found.