Overview
- A 21-year-old woman, Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, died after being launched from about 30–40 meters at the Ponte do Esqueleto during a commercial rope-jump event when witnesses and video show no safety line attached to her harness.
- Video that circulated Saturday shows the launch and a rope lying on the bridge while bystanders shout that the safety line was missing, and that footage is central evidence in the inquiry.
- Police initially detained six people; three men who appear in the video remain in custody and face investigation and charges that include homicide with 'dolo eventual' for allegedly assuming the risk of a fatal outcome.
- The three detained told investigators they fainted or do not recall when the safety check failed, and authorities are examining procedural failures by the operators and the companies named in coverage.
- The municipality of Limeira has announced legal action against federal authorities over bridge oversight, and the case has raised wider questions about regulation, inspection and supervision of commercial extreme-sports activities at the site.