Vinhedo, with about 76,000 residents, is situated roughly 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo.
The mayor of Cascavel, Leonardo Paranhos, confirmed the 62 deaths on social media, calling it a “tragedy for us all,” and stated officers have been providing providers to the family members of these on board.
“The our bodies are being taken to the morgue,” the Vinhedo metropolis authorities informed AFP.
Earlier than an official loss of life toll was given, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stated throughout an occasion that it appeared there have been no survivors, and referred to as for a second of silence for the victims.
“A airplane simply crashed within the metropolis of Vinhedo in Sao Paulo, with 58 passengers and 4 crew members and evidently everybody died,” Lula stated in the course of a speech in Itajai in Santa Catarina state.
In a press release, Voepass reported “an accident involving flight 2283”.
“There’s nonetheless no affirmation of how the accident occurred,” it stated.
ATR, a Franco-Italian plane maker and Airbus subsidiary stated its specialists have been working to assist investigators.