The governor of Pará, Jader Barbalho, has used Twitter to communicate efforts to search for victims and support families of the shipwreck that occurred on Thursday (8).
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Presidential Candidates
The presidential candidates took to social media to lament the shipwreck in the state of Pará. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), Simone Tebet (MDB), Soraya Thronicke (União Brasil) and Sofia Manzano (PCB) showed solidarity with the victims. The other candidates for the position, including the President of the Republic Jair Bolsonaro (PL), did not comment on the matter until the publication of this article.
The ex-president Squid, who was in Belém to fulfill his electoral campaign agenda last week, expressed sadness at the news about the accident. “I offer my solidarity to the families of those killed in this tragedy and join the chain of prayers so that the missing are found alive,” wrote the PT member.
Simon Tebet also lamented the sinking. "What a tragedy! 11 people died, and 8 are missing, after a clandestine vessel sank on Cotijuba Island, in Belém/PA. My condolences to the families of the victims”, published the candidate.
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Soraya Thronicke drew attention to the fact that the vessel carried out clandestine transport. “Investigations show that the company responsible for the boat did not have authorization for intercity transport and departed from a clandestine port. Where was the public power to monitor and guarantee the safety of users?”, questionor.
Sofia Manzano expressed solidarity with the victims' family and friends and criticized the condition of the vessels in the Amazon region. “We will nationalize public transport, which will have quality and safety in all regions of the country,” she stated.
about the tragedy
63 people managed to swim or were rescued by local residents, surviving the tragedy. Boats, divers and helicopters searched throughout Thursday (8). The teams' work resumed this Friday morning, the 9th. The boat remains submerged in the river and there are suspicions that more victims are trapped in the structure.
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Official bodies reported that the vessel did not have permission to transport passengers and departed from a clandestine port. She traveled between the town of Camará, in the city of Cachoeira do Arari, in the Marajó archipelago, and Belém.
The boat 'Dona Lourdes 2' is from the company M. Souza Navegação, which had already been notified by the Public Services Regulation and Control Agency (Arcon) for operating without authorization.
Through social media, the governor of Pará, Helder Barbalho (MDB), lamented the deaths and announced three days of official mourning.
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Source: Estadão Content
