Brazilian executed in Indonesia unaware what was happening until end - witness


  • World
  • Thursday, 30 Apr 2015

A Catholic nun walks past a portrait of Brazilian Rodrigo Gularte, shortly before the arrival of his body at a funeral home, in Jakarta, Indonesia April 29, 2015. REUTERS/Nyimas Laula

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Brazilian man executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder did not understand what was happening to him until his final moments, a priest assigned as his spiritual adviser told Australia's ABC radio on Thursday.

Rodrigo Muxfeldt Gularte was among eight people convicted of drug offences from several countries who were executed shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning.

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