My only thought on this story - Goldfinger! Between the transdermal suffusion of some component of the adhesive and the occlusion of the surface of the skin, Chuck Darwin strikes again!
According to preliminary information, the woman, who was alone, was travelling from Foz do Iguaçu to São Paulo....
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A few things to add to this... I’ve been to Foz do Iguaçu and the waterfalls just a few miles south of there are truly outstanding. One would wonder about ‘smuggling’ but Foz do Iguaçu is right next door (and across the Parana River near the Itaipu Dam) from Ciudad del Este in Paraguay. There essentially is no border check between the two countries. Ciudad del Este is a major hub in South America for smuggling consumer goods... it is located right where Brazil, Argentina and Brazil come together.
Apparently she was in Guarapuava, Brazil when she died. It’s about an 18 hour bus ride from Foz do Iguaçu to Sao Paulo and she would have been about 1/3 of the way along.
My only thought on this story - Goldfinger! Between the transdermal suffusion of some component of the adhesive and the occlusion of the surface of the skin, Chuck Darwin strikes again!