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A Brazilian man came back to life after a funeral home realised he was still breathing as they prepared his body for his wake

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 Juraci Rosa Alves was admitted to a hospital on May 16, where a doctor declared him d£ad due to respiratory failure.    A funeral home was then called and Alves, 88, was transported there for standard post-d£ath procedures.   But while staff were preparing the body for the wake, they detected signs of life. Jacqueline Brogiato, the funeral home's technical nursing supervisor, told local media: "Our funeral staff carried out the transfer as a standard procedure.   "When they arrived at the laboratory and placed him on the table, they noticed unusual movement in the abdomen and were unsure whether it was breathing.   "At first, when we realised there were vital signs, our only thought was to save him.   "So I carried out the initial care, trying to clear his airway until emergency services arrived.   "Everything happened very quickly – when they arrived, the doctor immediately began sedating and intubating him so he could be taken to the healthcare...