Brazil plane crash: 14 dead as aircraft full of American tourists plunges near Amazon | World | News


A clip of the scene posted to X by @choquei was captioned: “The plane that crashed in Barcelos, Amazonas, had 14 people. Everyone died, including the pilot and co-pilot. The air taxi-style plane was transporting American tourists.”

Footage appears to show responders on the scene with a parked police vehicle present.

Wilson Lima, a spokesperson for the governor of Amazonas, said the plane took off from Manaus bound for Marcelos, 400 kilometres away.

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