Tatuapé Fireworks Depot Blast Kills One, Injures 10 as Interdictions Drop to 11

Overview

• São Paulo’s Civil Defense reduced property closures from 23 to 11 after reinspections, with most displaced residents sheltering with relatives.
• Police opened an inquiry recorded as explosion, environmental crime and bodily injury, and the GATE bomb squad assisted scene clearance and evidence collection.
• A carbonized body was recovered from the ruins on Rua Francisco Bueno, nº 79; authorities say identification is pending IML and DNA exams, with Adir de Oliveira Mariano the likely victim.
• Officials say the destroyed residence functioned as an irregular storage site for fireworks, and technical exams are underway to establish the immediate cause.
• Ten people received medical care with injuries ranging from minor to serious, including a woman with traumatic brain injury treated at Hospital Nipo‑Brasileiro.