Building Under Construction Collapses on House in Penha, Six Dead

Overview

• A 11–12‑story building under construction fell onto a corner house in Penha during the early hours of Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, killing six people and injuring others after a multi‑day rescue operation.
• The house struck was occupied by members of a Bolivian‑origin family; emergency teams reported eight adults and three children were linked to the residence and one child’s body was later recovered.
• Firefighters deployed roughly 70 personnel, about 20–22 vehicles and search dogs, and used manual search methods and machinery to remove debris while hospitals received survivors with mainly minor injuries.
• Authorities say the collapse’s definitive cause is not yet determined and cannot be blamed solely on heavy overnight rains; probes will examine structural work, neighboring earth‑moving and construction practices.
• The city opened an administrative inquiry after a 2024 inspection certified required demolition had been completed, the Controladoria Geral do Município and Polícia Civil launched investigations, and the developer started an internal review.