The woman who cannot leave her house for almost a year: her neighbor demolished her entrance staircase

08/04/2021 17:23

• Clarín.com

• Dresses

Updated 08/04/2021 17:27

She lives on the first floor,

secluded

: the

only connection

 to the

outside

was removed

.

In Brazil, a woman

cannot leave

her home

for

almost a year

because a neighbor

demolished

his

entrance

stairs

due to a

legal dispute

.

The case, which is on trial, had repercussions in the national media.

Eneide Bahía de Souza,

of 

61 years

,

He lives with his daughter

Tamara

in the municipality of

Itacaré

, south of the city of Salvador de Bahía.

The stairs of his house were in an

alley

, which also gives

access

to the

rear

of the downstairs neighbor's property. 

The alley

It has been a

source of discord

between the two families

for a long time

: Eneide's father, who died, was fighting with the neighbor

Sergio Luiz Alves Santiago

over this land.

"In

2007

, the conflict

already existed,

" the woman told the local news program

Bahia Meio Dia

, of the

TV Globo

network

.

Instant.

The neighbor removes the stairs.

Photo: Capture / Bahia Meio Dia-TV Globo.

Alves Santiago alleged in court that the stairs were installed

 illegally

, taking advantage of the fact that at that time he

was not living there

. 

In

2019

, the man

won the lawsuit

: the court granted him a "

restitution order

" and Alves Santiago obtained possession of the land.

"At that moment he

began to threaten

that he was going to demolish my stairs," Eneide recalled in conversation with

Bahia Meio Dia

.

In the end, her neighbor ended up removing the

concrete construction

in September

2020

, while she was

filming it

. 

A folding window and stairs

The Brazilian assured that since that time she has no chance of leaving her home: she

did not vote

in the last elections and she

did not manage to get vaccinated

against COVID-19, putting

her life at risk

.

His daughter Tamara, on the other hand, can go down: she does it through a window, which overlooks another piece of land, with the help of a

folding aluminum ladder.

Window.

His daughter, Tamara, comes down there with a folding ladder.

Photo: Capture / Bahia Meio Dia-TV Globo.

"This is where low to go to work, to the doctor.

It is easy to

fall

for an aluminum ladder. My mother, as is more,

has no way to lose

(N. of the R .: have health problems)

.

Using these stairs is a bit difficult. I

risk my life

every day, "said the young woman.

Alves Santiago's lawyer, quoted by

Bahia Meio Dia

, affirmed that the "restitution order"

prohibits the reconstruction

of the concrete stairs.

Eneide complained about this situation to the courts, which listened to her

request

and then

allowed

her

to build it again

.

However, some time later, the

decision was reversed

.

And today

the judicial battle continues

.   

Protagonist.

She was distressed by the situation.

Photo: Capture / Bahia Meio Dia-TV Globo.