A supply within the Portuguese Ministry of Overseas Affairs confirmed to Euronews {that a} 48-year-old Portuguese citizen died within the crash of the aircraft that crashed in a residential space within the state of São Paulo.
A Portuguese citizen is among the many 61 individuals who died within the crash of an aeroplane within the state of São Paulo, Brazil, on Friday.
The knowledge was revealed by the Lusa information company, quoting a supply from the Ministry of Overseas Affairs (MFA), which in flip confirmed the loss of life of the Portuguese citizen to Euronews.
“The MFA regrets what occurred and is involved with the sufferer’s relations to search out out extra data and supply all potential help,” the supply stated over the telephone, referring extra data to the X social community the place he posted the next tweet:
Gracinda was a professor on the Federal Technological College of Paraná, in Brazil, and was travelling along with her husband who additionally died within the accident.
President of the Republic sends condolences to household of Portuguese citizen
In a observe revealed on the Presidency’s web site, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa despatched “heartfelt condolences” to the household of the Portuguese citizen.
“The President of the Republic spoke on the telephone to the household of Gracinda Castelo da Silva, the Portuguese sufferer, alongside along with her husband, of the identical aircraft crash, a college professor primarily based in Brazil, who remained very connected to Portugal, and to whom he despatched his heartfelt condolences,” says the observe.
Causes of the crash nonetheless to be revealed
The fireplace brigade, Navy Police and Civil Defence despatched groups to the scene. In accordance with the rescue companies, there aren’t any victims on the bottom, though the aircraft crashed in a residential neighbourhood.
The black containers have already been recovered, however the causes of the crash haven’t but been revealed. Nevertheless, consultants level to the trigger being so-called “icing” – the formation of ice at excessive altitude, however that plane are ready with de-icing techniques known as “de-icing”.
In accordance with the Brazilian authorities, “there was no indication of an emergency” on the a part of the plane, which had been inspected the day earlier than the flight.
