Candidate in the upcoming presidential elections, former Governor of the State of Pernambuco, Eduardo Campos (PSB) was killed this morning in the crash of a Cessna Citation jet in a residential neighborhood in Santos - SP.
The accident, which claimed the lives of all on board, happened shortly after 10:00 am this morning. The jet which took off from Rio's Santos Dumont Airport was destined for Guarujá - SP. Due to bad weather the landing at Guarujá was aborted and shortly thereafter ATC lost radar contact with the aircraft, which crashed into several houses in the nearby city of Santos - SP.
Campos was only 49 years old and leaves behind a wife (Renata) and 5 children.
Besides Campos, his campaign secretary Santos Pedro Valedares Neto; Carlos Augusto Percol Filho, press secretary; Marcelo de Lyra, photographer, and Alexandre Gomes e Silva, photographer were also killed in the crash. The pilots Geraldo da Cunha and Marcos Martins also died.
Our deepest sympathies to all of Eduardo Campos' family and friends.
Respectfully,
William James Woodward, EB Experts Team