Weekend Crashes Across Brazil Leave Multiple Dead, DUI Arrests

Overview

• Separate head-on crashes in Lavras (MG) and on SP-340 in Mogi Guaçu (SP) left a 62-year-old motorcyclist and João Vitor Claer Braz, 32, dead; police noted conflicting versions in Lavras and recorded 0.00 mg/L for the truck driver on SP-340.
• In Serra Preta (BA), zootecnia student Carlos Eduardo Reis Souza, 19, died after colliding with an intoxicated cyclist, who was arrested in flagrante and remains in custody.
• In São Gonçalo (RJ), a van struck a wall and injured at least 10 people, with patients taken to local hospitals and reported in stable condition after imaging and surgical evaluations.
• On BR-262 in Córrego Danta (MG), a beer-laden truck overturned during rain and blocked both directions until about 10 a.m., with PRF citing suspected excessive speed and the driver suffering minor injuries.
• Police reported multiple DUI cases in Bauru, Rio Claro and Volta Redonda, including an unlicensed driver accused of running over a 71-year-old woman in Bauru and arrests verified by breath tests or forensic exams.