Overview
- The commercial rope‑jump at Ponte do Esqueleto, which took place on Saturday, June 13, ended when 21‑year‑old Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was launched from the platform and fell about 40 metres.
- Viral video and eyewitnesses show staff carrying and releasing her while a safety cord lies coiled on the platform and bystanders shout that the rope was not attached.
- Police detained six people and arrested three workers, who face homicide‑related allegations as investigators probe whether the operator was authorised and whether standard safety checks were performed.
- An off‑duty nurse who reached the scene said the victim was briefly conscious and breathing before emergency teams pronounced her dead at the site.
- Limeira city officials say they will sue federal agencies over lack of access control to the abandoned federal bridge, a site with previous serious incidents that may now trigger closer regulation of extreme‑sports operators.