# Brazil formally accuses 16 over deadly 2024 Voepass crash

https://mins.news/en/item/15689

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-07 01:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/7/brazil-formally-accuses-16-people-over-2024-voepass-deadly-plane-crash?traffic_source=rss

> Brazil has formally accused 16 people in connection with the deadly 2024 Voepass plane crash. An official said the aircraft had been irregularly cleared to depart before it went down. The crash occurred outside São Paulo and killed 62 people. The accusations mark a formal move over the disaster.

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