Overview

• In Porto Alegre, a tourism bus snagged power lines and caught fire; firefighters controlled the blaze, at least 12 people received medical care, a nearby building was evacuated, and the driver’s report of brake failure is being examined.
• In Aquiraz, Ceará, a tourism bus crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a motorcycle, killing passenger José Almeida, 54, injuring the rider, and prompting a police inquiry after the bus driver presented himself.
• On the Serra das Araras in Piraí, Rio de Janeiro, a tanker carrying 44,000 liters of ethanol overturned and burned; cargo was transshipped and the highway fully reopened, while the driver remains hospitalized with severe burns after emergency surgery.
• In Campinas, São Paulo, a 47-year-old motorcyclist died after hitting the rear of an intermunicipal bus, and in a separate incident a municipal bus hit a storefront after the 69-year-old driver suffered a medical episode; local transport agencies opened internal reviews.
• On the BR-101 in Wenceslau Guimarães, Bahia, a tourism bus belonging to Águia Branca overturned on a pre-dawn trip from Teixeira de Freitas to Salvador, leaving multiple passengers injured and no deaths reported as the PRF investigates.