Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | 6:15 p.m.
This afternoon, the relatives of Giuliana Tessari (24), one of the passengers who died in the overturning of a bus on the BR-277 route, near the Brazilian city of Fernandes Pinheiro, demanded speedy delivery of the bodies in the neighboring country.
“Giuliana Tessari and Fernando (Benítez, her boyfriend) are not released to be able to bring her to Misiones and give her eternal rest. Injustice, almost 48 hours of waiting and we continue for many more,” they exposed on social networks. The same situation is going through relatives of Carina Martínez and her son, David, natives of Puerto Iguazú, as they claimed.
In this context, it was learned after 6:00 p.m. this Wednesday that the Brazilian authorities released the bodies of the missionaries who will begin to be transferred by land to the province. The transfer will be made with a funeral service.
as far as he could tell The territory, were recognized in today’s siesta by their direct relatives and the Brazilian authorities expressed that they had to do the fingerprint recognition, something that they understand could have been done before. The delay, in principle, would have been due to that.
Giuliana’s father, a well-known tourist businessman in the province, is the one who carries out the negotiations on Brazilian lands. From her environment they claimed that she does not have any assistance or containment.
High sources of the Misiones government expressed, meanwhile, that they were making constant efforts with the Argentine ambassador Daniel Scioli and the consulate in Curitiba, capital of the State of Paraná.
Regarding this, Governor Oscar Herrera Ahuad published on his Twitter account that “we are dealing with the repatriation of the bodies of the missionaries who died in the accident in Brazil. I personally spoke with the ambassador in Brazil (Daniel Scioli)”.
“We made all the necessary logistics available from the provincial government so that once the requirements required by the Brazilian government have been fulfilled, they arrive in Misiones in the shortest possible time. My respects and condolences to the family and friends, the pain is immense”, hill.
He informed the Misiones community and especially Colonia Wanda that we are dealing with the repatriation of the bodies of the Missionaries who died in the accident in Brazil. I personally spoke with the ambassador in Brazil @danielscioli (go on)
— Oscar Herrera Ahuad (@herrerayflia) February 1, 2023
tragic morning
The day before was tragic for the province since it was announced the death of four missionaries in Brazil as a result of the overturning of a bus that was going to Foz de Iguazú and that hours before had left Florianópolis.
In addition to the natives of Tierra Colorada, three other Argentines died as a result of the tragic event, as confirmed by the Argentine consulate.
According to different portals from the neighboring country, the bus fell from a ravine on the BR-277 route, near the Brazilian city of Fernandes Pinheiro, located more than 500 kilometers from Foz de Iguazú.
The deceased were Carina Martínez (42), a native of Puerto Iguazú, as well as her son David (3), who also died in the accident. Meanwhile, Giuliana Tessari (24), belonging to a well-known Wanda family, died as well as her boyfriend, Fernando Benitez, from the town of Wanda.
Rescuers worked for ten hours to remove the bodies of four of the deceased.
It was learned that the woman from Iguazu was returning from her vacation with her husband and three children, an 11-year-old girl, a 17-year-old teenager, and a 3-year-old boy.
On the other hand, this medium was able to find out that the baby’s father tried to help his son in the place, but the creature was already without vital signs. In addition, it was possible to find out that the man was treated and taken to a hospital in the municipality of Iratí.
On the other hand, a co-worker of Carina’s, who worked in a well-known shopping center in Foz de Iguazú, in communication with El Territorio did not hide her pain at the sad episode and also remembered her as “an excellent person, companion and mother”. .
He also pointed out that even though the family had a car, they decided to travel by bus like other times before because it was more comfortable for them, due to the fact that Brazilian routes are complicated to drive.
For his part, Argentine ambassador Daniel Scioli confirmed through his social networks that five of the seven deceased are Argentine nationals.
The fifth was identified as Franco Tomás Sánchez, a young professor and political activist from the Buenos Aires town of Magdalena.
