Why will Pelé’s body be in the morgue for three days? These are the details of the funeral of the ‘King of Soccer’

The mourning for the death of ‘The King’ Pelé is a worldwide feeling. After spending a month in the Israelite Albert Einstein hospital, the soccer star died at the age of 82 on December 29, 2022.

However, his remains will remain in the morgue until next Monday, January 2, 2023, and then he will have his farewell at the Santos stadium, the club where he shone as a player.

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The reason why the body of ‘O’Rei’ will remain in the morgue after his death has to do with the fact that Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva will be inaugurated on Sunday, January 1, as the new president of Brazil.

The political act of the leader who will retake power in the South American giant to replace Jair Bolsonaro will postpone the farewell ceremony of one of the best athletes in history, according to Infobae.

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Details of the funeral of ‘The King’ Pelé

According to the Brazilian newspaper O’ Globo, Pelé’s body will leave the Albert Einstein hospital at dawn on January 2 in the direction of Vila Belmiro, where the wake will be held.

• The wake will be open to the public in the center of the playing field of the Santos stadium, so that fans can say goodbye to the soccer idol starting at 10:00.
• The authorities of the São Paulo institution, three times champion of America and two times world champion, will be present. The arrival of the high command of FIFA and Conmebol is also expected at the ceremony.

• The wake will be for 24 hours, from 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 2, to 10:00 a.m. on January 3, when the funeral procession will begin with the body of the King of Soccer through the streets of Santos, passing by the house of Doña Celeste, Pelé’s mother, to the Ecumenical Necropole Memorial vertical cemetery.
• The cemetery has a distinctive feature and has been in the Guinness Book of Records since 1991 for being the highest in the world, with a privileged view of Vila Belmiro.
• Pelé’s burial will be reserved exclusively for family members.
• The current president, Jair Bolsonaro, decreed three days of mourning for the death of the glory of Brazilian sports.

(YO)

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