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Plane crashes near Brazilian city of São Paulo killing all 61 on board

Updated Aug 9, 2024, 5:10pm EDT
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the national technology conference in Brasilia, Brazil July 30 2024.
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A passenger plane carrying 61 people crashed in Brazil’s São Paulo state Friday, officials said, killing all those on board.

The plane had been traveling from the southern city of Cascavel to the main international airport in São Paulo carrying 57 passengers and four crew members when it crashed in the nearby city of Vinhedo.

Videos circulating online appeared to show the plane spiraling downward before it crashed into residential buildings and caught fire.

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“I have to be the bearer of really bad news,“ said President Lula Inácio Lula da Silva, who was speaking at an event in southern Brazil. He asked the crowd to observe a minute’s silence following the incident.

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