Decomposing body has been waiting for the IML for almost three days in the Barra do Corda cemetery. The body of a person in a state of decomposition has been waiting for almost three days in the municipal cemetery of Barra do Corda, 346 km from São Luís, waiting to be collected by the Legal Medical Institute (IML). According to the Civil Police of Maranhão (PC-MA), on Friday (10), the corporation was informed that a body had been found in a forested area in a neighborhood of the city. Civil police officers went to the scene accompanied by the company responsible for funeral services provided to the police. According to the police, the body was taken to the Emergency Care Unit (UPA), which received the incident and registered the case due to the conditions in which the body was found. After evaluation, the unit reported that it was unable to keep the body, which was already in an advanced state of decomposition. ? Click here and subscribe to the g1 Maranhão channel on WhatsApp Given the situation, the funeral home contacted the Civil Police and, as reported, received instructions to take the body back to the municipal cemetery, where it would remain awaiting the arrival of the Forensic Medical Institute (IML), based in Timon, approximately 430 km from São Luís. Investigations indicate that the family is unable to afford the burial of the family member, and is awaiting the arrival of the IML team to carry out legal procedures. What do the authorities say? Decomposed body has been waiting for the IML for almost three days in the Barra do Corda cemetery Reproduction/TV Mirante In a statement, the Civil Police of Maranhão (PC-MA) reported that it ordered the body to be sent to the Emergency Care Unit (UPA), where it should remain until collected by the Legal Medical Institute (IML). The corporation also stated that it was unaware of any authorization for the body to be taken and left in the cemetery waiting for the IML, as the funeral home initially reported. Until the last update of this article, the Government of Maranhão and the City of Barra do Corda had not yet commented on the case.