Overview

• On BR‑285 in Entre‑Ijuís (RS), four people in a car died in a fiery head‑on collision with a truck; relatives identified three siblings and a spouse, and the truck driver tested negative for alcohol.
• Three people, including a municipal agriculture director, died on the vicinal José Letizio (SPA‑115/255) in Boa Esperança do Sul (SP) after a Gol and a Parati collided head‑on and a truck then struck the Gol; authorities opened an investigation.
• A 21‑year‑old pilgrim walking on BR‑262 in Nova Serrana (MG) was hit and killed by a 27‑year‑old motorcyclist who lacked a license and carried cocaine and crack, according to the PRF, with the rider hospitalized in critical condition.
• In Rondonópolis (MT), video shows a car lose control and hit a motorcycle, after which the driver briefly approached the victims and left without helping; police say they are searching for the suspect.
• Near Hospital do Andaraí in Rio, a shooting interrupted a mass honoring São Cosme e Damião, with police and health officials reporting one death in Morro da Cruz and two wounded near the hospital.