The plane falls downtown Brazil, loses the lives of 10 people on board

Unfortunately, initial reports show that aircraft passengers did not survive”, Governor Eduardo Leite said in a post on the X platform.

According to the State Public Security Office of Rio Grande do Sul, at least 15 people were sent to the city hospital, most of whom suffered from the inhalation of smoke caused by the crash, writes CNN.

It is reported that the plane first hit a building's chimney, then the second floor of a house, before it crashed into a furniture store, authorities said.

Situated in a mountainous region, Gramado is the most popular tourist destination in Rio Grande do Sul, which was severely affected at the beginning of this year by the unprecedented floods that claimed dozens of lives, destroyed the infrastructure and greatly damaged the state economy.

The accident occurred a few days before Christmas, a period especially loaded for the city, which is traditionally decorated with decorations and organises festive events.