Deadly Weekend Road Crashes Across Brazil Spur Arrests, Charges and Searches

Overview

• In Jerônimo Monteiro (ES), three people died after a Duster hit a motorcycle and an electric bike, then another car drove onto the shoulder and ran over victims; the Duster driver tested positive for alcohol and was booked, while the second driver fled.
• In Cajuru (SP), a pickup struck and killed a roadside fruit vendor, and a 7-year-old from the same vehicle later died; the driver’s breathalyzer was negative and the case was registered as culpable homicide and bodily injury.
• In Óbidos (PA), a head‑on collision between two motorcycles killed four at the scene and left a fifth person hospitalized with a pelvic fracture.
• In Jacareí (SP), a man was arrested after admitting he ran over his neighbor intentionally following a dispute, according to the police report.
• Other severe cases included Macapá (AP), where a 24‑year‑old riding an unlicensed motorcycle without a license died and a passenger was gravely injured; João Pessoa (PB), where a rider died and two children were hurt, one seriously; and Camboriú (SC), where two men were run over by a ‘gaiola’ vehicle and the driver fled.