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Official says plane was irregularly cleared for departure before crash that killed 62 people outside Sao Paulo. Brazil’s federal police have formally accused 16 current and former employees of the Voepass airline of actions contributing to the August 2024 crash that killed all 62 people on board the plane. Investigators on Thursday announced several acts of alleged malpractice, omission and negligence by the company. Voepass owner and president Jose Luiz Felicio Filho was among those formally accused over the accident that took place in the city of Vinhedo, outside Sao Paulo. Local prosecutors must still decide whether he and the other accused will be charged at a date to be determined.
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Thalles Andrade, a lawyer for the families of the victims, said in a statement that he will seek damages “against everyone responsible, people and companies, including directors, companies involved in the operation and in ticket sales”. “We will go for everyone who, by action or omission, contributed to this,” Andrade said.
