Passenger Plane Carrying 62 People Crashes in Brazil

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A plane that was carrying 62 of people crashed near Sao Paulo, Brazil, officials confirmed Friday.

A plane that was carrying 62 of people crashed near Sao Paulo, Brazil, officials and local media reported Friday.

Video footage uploaded online showed a plane in flat spin as it plunged to the ground. After the plane disappears behind the trees, a large explosion with black smoke can be seen.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in a video posted on X that it appears that all passengers on the plane died in the crash.

“I would like everyone to stand up so that we can observe a minute of silence because a plane has just crashed in the city of Vinhedo, in Sao Paulo, with 58 passengers and 4 crew members and it appears they all died,” he said, according to a translation from Portuguese into English. He did not disclose where he obtained that information.

Data from Flightradar24 shows that the plane, an Airbus ATR-72 passenger jet, was operated by the Voepass airline, which also said in a statement to local media that 62 people were on board. It left Cascavel and was traveling to Sao Paulo when it lost its signal at around 1:30 p.m. local time.

In a statement, Voepass told Brazilian media outlets that “here is still no confirmation of how the accident occurred or the current situation of the people on board.” It continued, “The company is providing information to all its passengers, family members, and employees” through a telephone line.