Brazilian Bianca Ferreira da Rocha Pimenta, 30, from Goiânia, has been missing for more than 15 days. The hairdresser disappeared in Bucharest, Romania, while waiting for an app-based transportation vehicle that would take her to Portugal, where she lived. Before disappearing, Bianca reported to her family that she was being persecuted.
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Bianca’s aunt, administrative professional Ana Paula Ferreira, 50, said Bianca told her family she had started to be persecuted in the Portuguese country.
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Understand the case:
- On November 23, Bianca decided to move to Bucharest, Romania.
- The decision was made after chatting with a friend, who said it would be a peaceful location, with a cheap cost of living.
- The friend bought a ticket and two nights in a hotel for Bianca, and she thought she would settle in Bucharest.
- The aunt believes that this friend has no connection with the disappearance. “She is very worried, we talk to each other every day,” he says.
- Bianca told her family that she had not gotten used to the new country and decided to return to Portugal on November 29.
- The young woman made a video call with her aunt Ana Paula while waiting for an application car.
- Since then, we no longer know where she is.
“When we said goodbye by phone, her cell phone was dead. Two hours later, I tried to call, but the phone did not ring and the messages did not arrive. Since then, we have not been able to contact her,” explains Ana Paula.
The family does not know if Bianca has already returned to Lisbon or if she is still in Bucharest, but her aunt believes that she has not left Romania. “Her friends from Portugal are helping us look for her,” says her aunt.
Without precise information, the family sought news from the Brazilian embassies in Romania and Portugal. Ana Paula had already contacted the Bucharest embassy on the 28th, the day before the young woman’s disappearance, fearing for the safety of her niece.
“On the 28th, I realized that she was already very vulnerable and I contacted the Brazilian embassy in Romania. Four days later, they told me that they were trying to reach Bianca by phone, but that they were unable to do so,” reports Ana Paula.
Bianca is a trans woman and her aunt raises concerns about Romania. “I have heard that it is a country that is not very accepting of the LGBT population,” he says. The Rainbow Map ranking, published in May this year by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (Ilga-Europe), designates Romania as the worst country in the European Union for guaranteeing the rights and security of this population.
Embassy
The embassy made further contact with Bianca’s family this Monday (15/12). “They called me to see if she was there. All they did to find Bianca was by phone,” the aunt complains. “Friends from abroad have contacted the Romanian police, who say they are investigating, but they have not given us any news until now,” he adds.
With the feeling of helplessness due to the distance between Brazil and European countries, the family suffers from anxiety. “She always stayed in touch with us, she was not the type to disappear. Our heads race, we don’t sleep well, we constantly check our cell phones in the hope of receiving new news,” reports Ana Paula.
“The whole family is shaken, desperate. The feeling is that we cannot solve the problem because of the distance. All we can do is raise awareness and pray, ask God. We trust in God’s Justice”, concludes the aunt.
THE Metropolises tries to contact Itamaraty. The space remains open for demonstrations.
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