Brazillian supermarket under fire for staying open after employee died mid shift

[Judi Lynn]

BRAZIL

4 hours ago



The staff member was covered in umbrellas and cardboard boxes. Photo credit: Twitter

A Brazilian supermarket is under fire for using umbrellas to cover the body of a staff member who died mid-shift and allowing the store to remain open for business.

Manoel Moisés Cavalcante, 59, suffered a heart attack while working as a sales manager at a Carrefour store on August 14, Metro UK reported.

First aid was given and an ambulance was called, but Cavalcante died on the shop floor.

Carrefour said it "followed guidelines to not remove the body from its place" but instead of closing the store, staff continued to welcome customers and covered the body with three umbrellas and a number of cardboard boxes.

The victim's wife Odeliva Cavalcante told news outlet G1 she was "outraged" the store had remained open.

More:
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/08/brazillian-supermarket-under-fire-for-staying-open-after-employee-died-mid-shift.html

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This article says Carrefour is a French-owned store. Hmmmmm.

http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=352365&CategoryId=14090

[Sherman A1]

1. I worked in a supermarket for decades

We did have a checker die at their checkstand one Saturday morning. The paramedics did what they could and the body was removed fairly quickly. It was business as usual after they left. While this is a bit different, the employees did what they could to be respectful with what they had available until the body could be removed.

I see no reason to close, probably would have blocked off some aisles differently but tried to not disrupt the customers who all have their own stories and lives with which to address and we no nothing of how closing would have affected them.