Overview
- The fire department reported 89 people injured, 11 in serious condition, with 47 taken to hospitals.
- Emergency crews deployed 25 vehicles, including ten ambulances, to treat burns, bruises, hearing injuries and heat-related cases.
- Earlier CNN Brasil figures cited 72 injured with eight in serious condition and about 30 taken to clinics, reflecting evolving tallies.
- Video from the scene showed umbrellas clustered near a metal fence before a bright flash and loud bang sent people to the ground.
- The gathering at Brasília’s Praça do Cruzeiro followed a roughly 240‑kilometre march organized by federal deputy Nikolas Ferreira.