Two dead as aircraft crashes into building in Brazil

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Three other occupants of the aircraft were seriously wounded after the dramatic crash, which was filmed by a news helicopter.

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The footage showed the private single-engine Embraer plane flying low above the rooftops of the city before it swerved past taller buildings and smashed into the corner of a three-story structure, collapsing in the parking lot.

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Firefighters in the state of Minas Gerais said the pilot and copilot had died and three other passengers had been taken to the hospital in “critical condition”.

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No one inside the building was injured, they added.

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A fire department official told G1, a news company, that the plane had hit the building’s stairwell.

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“If it had struck the sides it could have hit a home, those apartments were occupied,” he said.

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Small plane crashes are common in Brazil, the world’s fifth-largest country.

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According to statistics from the Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (CENIPA), there were 153 aircraft accidents in the country in 2025, with 62 people killed.

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AFP

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