Cariri Region, Ceará — July 16: A heartbreaking accident on the CE-060 highway took the lives of a young family on their way to a child’s surgery. Hérida da Silva, Sebastião Gomes, and their 3-year-old son Miguel died when their car crashed into a 5-meter-deep stream.
The tragedy has left the local community in mourning and raised renewed concerns about safety on the poorly maintained highway. Authorities are investigating the cause as calls grow for urgent road improvements.