Overview

• Thomas Britis, a 44-year-old Voluy Telecom chief and experienced skydiver, was struck in the head by a friend’s knee during a Desloc free-fall jump at Boituva National Skydiving Center on Saturday.
• Both parachutes deployed but Britis lost control and crashed into a field away from the intended landing zone, later dying at São Luís Hospital.
• Authorities have seized both jump parachutes and a helmet to examine equipment integrity and adherence to safety procedures.
• São Paulo’s Forensic Medical Institute has opened a formal autopsy and technical experts are preparing reports on meteorological factors and regulatory compliance.
• Family members, the parachuting community and Voluy Telecom have paid tribute to Britis’s industry innovation, decade-long jumping record and devotion as a family man.