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Brazil presidential candidate Campos dies in plane crash | |
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The Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, 49, has died in a plane crash, party members and local officials say. | |
Brazil's Vice President Michel Temer expressed his regret over the death of Mr Campos, who had been running third in the polls for October's election. | |
The plane carrying Mr Campos crashed in a residential area of the port city of Santos, in Brazil's Sao Paulo state. | |
It is not yet clear if any of the other passengers on board were killed. | |
'No words' | |
, Mr Temer said there were "no words to describe the tragedy that has befallen Brazilian politics today". | |
"Eduardo Campos was a politician with principles and values passed down through his family and carried with dignity and honour throughout his career in parliament and the executive," the statement added. | |
Mr Campos' family had actively opposed Brazil's military rule (1964-1985). | |
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has cancelled all campaign activities for three days, her party said. | |
Bad weather | |
Mr Campos' plane was flying from Rio de Janeiro's Santos Dumont airport to Guaruja airport outside Sao Paulo when it hit bad weather, aviation authority spokesman Pedro Luis Farcic said. | |
Locals said the sky was cloudy and it was raining at the time of the crash. | Locals said the sky was cloudy and it was raining at the time of the crash. |
Police and emergency workers are at the scene in Santos, which is located 70km (43 miles) south-east of Sao Paulo. | Police and emergency workers are at the scene in Santos, which is located 70km (43 miles) south-east of Sao Paulo. |
According to Air Force officials, air traffic control lost contact with the plane after it could not land in Guaruja due to bad weather. | According to Air Force officials, air traffic control lost contact with the plane after it could not land in Guaruja due to bad weather. |
Firefighters said there were 10 "victims" but did not clarify if they had been injured or killed. |