Brazil Road-Safety Scrutiny Deepens After Fatal Bus Window Failure in São Sebastião

Overview

• Renata Yassu Nakama, 26, died on Jan. 5 after a window detached on a São Sebastião bus on Jan. 2, ejecting her onto the road, according to the police report.
• The municipality formally notified operator Sancetur to provide records and explanations, while the company has not detailed its response beyond saying its legal department is handling the case.
• A similar Nov. 20 incident left passenger Carlos Eduardo de Sousa Chaves seriously injured, and he says the company has not contacted or assisted him.
• Elsewhere this week, deadly crashes included a cyclist dragged about 150 meters by a truck on BR-070 in Campo Verde (MT) and a rear-end collision on GO-164 in Nova Crixás (GO) that killed a mother and her seven-month-old daughter, with cases under investigation.
• New incidents on Jan. 7–8 included a truck crushing a man in Goiânia, a prohibited overtake that sent a pickup off a bridge on BR-262 in Ibatiba (ES) and left a woman gravely hurt, a bus striking four city cars in central Rio with minor injuries, and a tourism coach rollover near Paraipaba (CE) with no deaths.