Eliza Samudio Passport Found in Portugal Confirmed and Canceled by Officials

Overview

• Brazil’s Foreign Ministry instructed the Lisbon consulate to remit the expired, canceled passport to headquarters in Brasília for the family’s access.
• The consulate confirmed receiving the document on Jan. 2 after a tenant reported finding it among books in a rented apartment late last year.
• The passport shows only a May 5, 2007 entry into Portugal with no exit record, and a family representative says Eliza lost it that year and returned with consular authorization.
• Eliza Samudio’s mother criticized the public disclosure as hurtful, and relatives say they want the passport returned, though no formal request had been filed as of Tuesday.
• Authorities have announced no new investigative actions as coverage in Brazil and Portugal revisits the unresolved case, including the unrecovered body and Bruno Fernandes’s conviction.