Passenger plane carrying 62 people crashes in Brazil A passenger plane has crashed in Brazil. Officials with the airliner VoePass say there were 62 people on board.

The officials say the incident occurred at 1:20 p.m. local time on Friday, when the aircraft was heading from Parana state to Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo.

The officials say the plane was carrying 58 passengers and 4 crew. Footage shows medical staff and police officers dispatched to the crash site.

Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva says there appears to be no survivors.

Lula said: “I have to be the bearer of very bad news, and I would like everyone to stand up so that we can have a minute of silence because a plane has just crashed in the city of Vinhedo, Sao Paulo, with 58 passengers and four crew. And it looks like everyone died. So I want to ask for a minute of silence for the victims.”

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