Deadly Crash Wave Strikes Brazilian Highways on Nov. 8

Overview

• Officials logged multiple deaths and numerous injuries in separate crashes across SP, MT, BA, GO, MG, CE and AL, with traffic restored on affected stretches after rescue and perícia.
• On BR-230 in Tocantins, a bus carrying 46 passengers overturned overnight, leaving two injured and eight with minor wounds; police suspect excessive speed in a curve and opened an inquiry.
• A chain collision on BR-163 in Lucas do Rio Verde (MT) crushed a car between trucks and killed technician Clécio Cruz Soares, as the concessionaire blocked the road for forensics before fully reopening it.
• Three separate incidents on BR-381 in Minas Gerais left at least two dead and four injured, prompting fire, police and concessionaire response and temporary closures near João Monlevade, Nova Era and Caeté.
• In São Paulo’s Jardim Apurá, 48-year-old Raílson Souza passed out at the wheel and his car vaulted a stairway; he was treated and released with minor injuries, and authorities reported no signs of intoxication.