Overview
- The mid‑air collision occurred Sunday morning at 8:59 over Recreio dos Bandeirantes, causing both helicopters to crash and one to strike the parking lot of an electric‑vehicle dealership.
- Authorities confirmed six deaths with no survivors and identified the victims as Gaspar Prim Díaz (Gaspi), musician Oliver Tree, director Lucas Vignale, producer Lucas Brito Chaves and pilots Alexandre Souza and Charles Marsillac.
- The helicopter that hit the dealership exploded on impact and ignited multiple electric cars, producing secondary battery fires and explosions that complicated rescue and evidence preservation.
- The Air Force accident investigation body CENIPA opened technical pericias and the Polícia Civil filed a criminal inquiry; reporting that the owner of helicopter PP‑MAC was fined by ANAC in July 2025 has been added to the investigative context but has not been tied to causation.
- Remains were transferred to the Instituto Médico Legal Afrânio Peixoto for forensic examination and consular repatriation procedures, which officials say will take days to weeks while families and the public await findings.