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Mayor’s 19-year-old son dies after motorcycle crash in Pernambuco
Jeová Almeida Lima Neto died at 19 after a motorcycle crash in Pernambuco, Brazil.
The crash happened on the BR-232, a highway near the town of São Caetano.
Lima Neto was the son of São Caetano Mayor Josafá Almeida.
One account, citing people close to the family, said he fell into a roadside drain and suffered fatal bleeding; other accounts did not give those details.
His wake was planned at the mayor’s home on Friday morning, with burial in São Caetano’s cemetery that afternoon.
His death is a loss for the mayor’s family, and the reported funeral arrangements were the next events planned.
Jeová Almeida Lima Neto, the 19-year-old son of São Caetano Mayor Josafá Almeida, died after a motorcycle crash on the BR-232 highway.
People close to the family said he fell into a drain and suffered a hemorrhage, dying at the scene.
The crash location was reported as the BR-232 in Pernambuco.
His wake was planned for the morning of Friday, October 16, at the mayor’s home, with burial expected that afternoon.
- Who
- Jeová Almeida Lima Neto, 19, son of São Caetano Mayor Josafá Almeida.
- What
- He died after a motorcycle crash. People close to the family said he fell into a drain and suffered a hemorrhage.
- When
- The reports were published on October 16, 2026. The crash date was not stated.
- Where
- BR-232, in Pernambuco.
- Why
- The reports attributed his death to injuries after the crash; people close to the family said he suffered a hemorrhage.
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Reports said Jeová Almeida Lima Neto had died after a crash on the BR-232.
His wake was scheduled to take place at the mayor’s residence.
His burial was scheduled at the cemetery in São Caetano.
- Age
- 19
- Name
- Jeová Almeida Lima Neto
- Crash location
- BR-232, Pernambuco
- Father
- Josafá Almeida, mayor of São Caetano
- Wake
- Morning of October 16, 2026, at the mayor’s residence
- Burial
- Afternoon of October 16, 2026, in São Caetano