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Influencer Maria Sofia Valim, 19, dies after emergency liver transplant: ‘Shine like a little star’
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0:39Now PlayingBrazilian influencer and aspiring lawyer Maria Sofia Valim has died due to health complications following a liver transplant gone awry. She was 19 years old.
Her untimely passing was confirmed in a statement by her father, Vitor Valim, who is the mayor of the municipality of Caucia in Ceará.
“It is with the deepest pain and sadness that I inform everyone of the passing of my beloved daughter Sofia,” the bereaved politician wrote on his Instagram page, per Globo1. “Unfortunately, her body did not survive. I thank everyone for the prayers and affection dedicated to me and my family in this moment of extreme suffering.”
As of yet, medics have not yet revealed the exact cause of death.
However, the tragic saga began on December 5, after Vitor announced on Instagram that Sofia, who was his eldest daughter, was suffering from health complications and required a liver transplant.
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