Caixa Econômica Federal director Sérgio Ricardo Faustino Batista was found dead at the bank’s headquarters in Brasília on Tuesday night (19).
Batista was responsible for the Internal Controls and Integrity area of the financial institution.
In a note, Caixa expressed “deep sorrow for the death of the employee”.
“Our sincere condolences to friends and family, to whom we are providing full support and welcome,” added the bank.
Caixa concluded the note saying that “it contributes to the investigations to confirm the causes of what happened”.
Also in a statement, the Civil Police of the Federal District (PCDF) is investigating the case, and stated that it was preliminarily typified that Batista died by suicide.
“By institutional communication policy, the PCDF only informs the basic data when this type of fact occurs”, informed the institution.
In Brazil, the Centro de Valorização da Vida (CVV) provides voluntary and free emotional support and suicide prevention services, under complete confidentiality and anonymity.
Contact can be made by phone 188 (24 hours and no call costs), in person at service stations or through of this site.
Source: CNN Brasil
