LIVE | Brazil Plane Crash: Investigators Make Stunning Claim; Witnesses Recount Horror | Sao Paulo

A plane crash in Vinhedo, São Paulo state, Brazil, on August 9, 2024, resulted in the tragic loss of all 61 individuals on board, including 58 passengers and 3 crew members. The aircraft, an ATR-72 operated by Voepass Linhas Aéreas, was en route from Cascavel, Paraná, to Guarulhos Airport in São Paulo when it lost communication shortly before 1:30 PM local time. Eyewitness accounts and videos shared on social media captured the plane’s rapid descent and subsequent crash into a gated residential community, leading to a massive fire and smoke rising from the wreckage. The Brazilian Civil Defense reported that the plane struck multiple homes in the area, but fortunately, there were no reported casualties among residents. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has declared three days of national mourning in response to the tragedy. Emergency teams are currently working to identify the victims at the crash site, and investigations into the cause of the accident are ongoing. T