PRF Reports 25% Fewer Christmas Week Crashes Nationwide as Bahia Deaths Rise After Mucuri Collision

Overview

• The PRF’s preliminary balance for December 23–28 records 1,196 crashes on federal highways, with 111 deaths and 1,347 injured.
• Total crashes fell about 25% compared with the same period in 2024, according to the agency.
• Bahia was the outlier with 19 fatalities, including 11 from a single head‑on crash on BR‑101 in Mucuri on December 27.
• Safer outcomes were reported elsewhere, with Paraíba and Alagoas logging zero fatalities and Tocantins reporting one death versus three in 2024.
• Enforcement was extensive nationwide, with more than 21,300 fines and 1,180 alcohol infractions, and PRF cites speed and prohibited overtaking as factors in the most severe collisions.