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Sertanejo Singer Mauri, Brother of Chitãozinho & Xororó, Dies in BR-116 Crash in São Paulo

Police are probing a three-vehicle rear-end collision that killed the 55-year-old and a team member as relatives share tributes and ask for privacy.

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Overview

  • The van carrying Maurício & Mauri and their team collided with a truck and a car near km 372–373 in Miracatu around 2:30 p.m., according to the federal highway police.
  • Two people died and six were injured in the crash, and Mauri’s brother and duo partner, Maurício, survived physically well and is being assisted, the family said.
  • The artists’ team reported the van’s driver suffered a sudden medical episode before the impact, a detail authorities have not yet verified.
  • Media reports identified the second victim as crew member Douglas Riva, 48, while investigators work to determine the crash dynamics and causes.
  • Images from the scene and of the duo’s final show in Curitiba circulated online as family members, including Mauri’s children and niece Sandy, posted tributes and requested privacy.