The coronavirus unleashes fears that did not exist before and brings the idea of the end of life closer, as shown by a statistical data in Brazil that reflects growth of wills by 41.7% in a year in full development of the pandemic.
Curiously, the state of São Paulo, the most affected by the virus, leads that ranking, since there the post-mortem will expressed notarially increased from 3,933 in the first half of last year to 5,335 in the same period of 2021, detailed a report from the G1 portal.
“The number of wills registered in notaries increased 41.7% nationwide in the first half of 2021, compared to the same period last year. 17,538 documents were drawn up from January to June of this year, compared to 12,374 in the same period of 2020, “the portal detailed.
The states where the demand grew the most were Amazon, with 107%; Mato Grosso, with 75%; and Goiás, with 72%.
A woman places a rose in the sand on Copacabana Beach, in Rio de Janeiro, in memory of the 500,000 deaths from coronavirus. AP Photo
Compared to ten years ago (January to June 2011), the increase in the state of São Paulo reached 94.21%. Since January 2010, December 2020 was the month with the highest number of wills in the entire country and also in that state.
Yesterday 119,721 new cases of coronavirus were reported, 3,492 of deceased and 25,876 of recovered in Brazil. With these records, the South American giant has already accumulated 18,742,025 cases of coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, second in the world behind the United States.
The death toll from Covid-19 in Brazil already they reach 523,587 people. While the number of recovered amounts to 16,524,100 patients.
“These are people who anticipated the desire to make a will, spurred by widespread fear caused by the wave of deaths caused by the coronavirus, “explains Giselle Oliveira de Barros, a notary public for 12 years and president of the Brazilian Notarial College (CNB).
The fears
Surprising statistics emerge from this entity, which gathers about 10,000 note records throughout the country, According to Oliveira de Barris, more Brazilians have been interested in making a will in recent years, and the pandemic served as a springboard.
“The fact that the person is very well today and, in two weeks, is going to die made that many people will look for the notaryeven when she was already isolated after a positive diagnosis or hospitalized, “she told G1.
The testament avoid litigation between heirs and the overload of the Judiciary with lawsuits.
During the pandemic, the Advance Will Directive (DAV), a Brazilian legal mechanism also known as “Living will”, also became more popular.
It is a public document that indicates, for example, what medical treatments and procedures a person wants to submit if he loses consciousness due to illness or accident.
“It is a deed in which the person declares who will be your curator, if you have a business; o determines what type of resources you authorize to be used to extend your life; or if he wants to be cremated or buried “, explained the president of the Notarial College.
From January to June of this year, 359 DAVs were extracted in Brazil, compared to 217 in the same period of 2020, an increase of 65%. Like the will, it can also be done by videoconference, using a free digital certificate.
It is clear, the coronavirus brought death closer. The feeling of finiteness grew and people, like never before, began to think about the end of life.
Source: ANSA
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source https://pledgetimes.com/in-brazil-fear-of-death-from-coronavirus-unleashes-a-fever-for-making-wills/
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