Viral Photo of Marília Mendonça With Copilot Confirmed Authentic by Family

Overview

• Nádia Pessoa said the selfie is real, not AI or a montage, and explained she and her sister asked Tarciso to take it because they were fans of the singer.
• The photo was originally posted on November 5, 2024 by Nágila do Vale alongside a video tribute marking three years since the accident.
• Captured inside a Beechcraft King Air C90A on November 5, 2021, the picture shows Mendonça next to Tarciso shortly before the plane hit CEMIG transmission lines near Piedade de Caratinga, resulting in five fatalities.
• According to ANAC, the PEC Táxi Aéreo aircraft, prefix PT-ONJ, was properly documented and authorized to operate air-taxi flights.
• The renewed circulation has reignited public grief and highlighted ongoing civil disputes over insurance, indemnities and potential liability tied to the 2021 crash.