Plane crash kills Brazilian presidential candidate, 6 others

Rappler.com

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Plane crash kills Brazilian presidential candidate, 6 others

EPA

The Cessna 560XL carrying Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos crashed into houses in Santos, Brazil, killing him and 6 others on board and igniting buildings. Campos, a 49-year-old socialist who had been running third in opinion polls for the October election, was flying to Sao Paulo to record a TV segment. Campos was married with 5 children, the youngest just 6 months old. He was a popular former governor of the northeastern state of Pernambuco. President Dilma Rousseff, who is standing for a second 4-year term, declared a state of national mourning and suspended her campaign for 3 days.

Read the full story on Rappler.

Add a comment

Sort by

There are no comments yet. Add your comment to start the conversation.

Summarize this article with AI

How does this make you feel?

Loading
Download the Rappler App!