PAUL - On the night of Sunday, an incident has marred a celebration of the pre-Brazilian carnival in the town of Bandeira do Sul, state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil. Would be at least 16 people struck by a high tension cable fell into the crowd after being broken, local media reported, citing rescue teams.
According to medical sources, the number of victims would have to rise: many young people hospitalized in very serious condition. The mayor of Bandeira do Sul, José Capituva, announced the opening of an investigation. According to early testimony, the cable may have been cut from a float, ending up on people who danced around during the parade in the main street of the city.
Another hypothesis is that the high-tension wires are passed over when they were touched by fireworks, causing a short circuit and subsequent blackout in the area. Although telephone lines are interrupted. Sunday evening, Bandeira do Sul, the wagon was pulling for the "street carnival", a sort of anticipation on the eve of the real carnival, which begins officially next Friday.
In Brazil it is common to see cars travel the roads in the days before the start of the festival that many consider the greatest show on earth. Accidents are nothing new. A week ago, a 21 year old died falling from a height of four feet from a cart on which she danced in a parade in Copacabana, a famous district of Rio de Janeiro.
It was in Rio on 7 February a fire, apparently sparked by accidental causes, devastated in the port warehouses and workshops, where they prepare the floats and costumes for the carnival for three of the nine schools of samba in Rio. Thanks to the solidarity and the help of other schools, too, the March will be at 6:07 Sambadrome for the big parade. 
According to medical sources, the number of victims would have to rise: many young people hospitalized in very serious condition. The mayor of Bandeira do Sul, José Capituva, announced the opening of an investigation. According to early testimony, the cable may have been cut from a float, ending up on people who danced around during the parade in the main street of the city.
Another hypothesis is that the high-tension wires are passed over when they were touched by fireworks, causing a short circuit and subsequent blackout in the area. Although telephone lines are interrupted. Sunday evening, Bandeira do Sul, the wagon was pulling for the "street carnival", a sort of anticipation on the eve of the real carnival, which begins officially next Friday.
In Brazil it is common to see cars travel the roads in the days before the start of the festival that many consider the greatest show on earth. Accidents are nothing new. A week ago, a 21 year old died falling from a height of four feet from a cart on which she danced in a parade in Copacabana, a famous district of Rio de Janeiro.
It was in Rio on 7 February a fire, apparently sparked by accidental causes, devastated in the port warehouses and workshops, where they prepare the floats and costumes for the carnival for three of the nine schools of samba in Rio. Thanks to the solidarity and the help of other schools, too, the March will be at 6:07 Sambadrome for the big parade.
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