Tatuapé Explosion at Illegal Fireworks Depot Kills 1 and Injures 10

Overview

• Civil Defense has interdicted 23 nearby homes and businesses after the blast destroyed the house on Rua Francisco Bueno and damaged surrounding structures and vehicles.
• Forensic teams and PM Gate seized rockets, bombs, chemicals such as sulfur and lye, and balloon components including cangalhas and buchas stored unlawfully in the residence.
• Police opened an inquiry registering explosion, environmental and bodily‑injury crimes and are tracing suppliers and any accomplices tied to the illicit stockpile.
• A carbonized body was recovered; authorities say the resident is likely Adir de Oliveira Mariano, who has prior records related to launching balloons, with IML DNA analysis pending.
• Officials are examining whether a balloon could have triggered the detonation, but the cause remains unconfirmed as neighbors displaced by the shockwave await structural clearance.