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Brazil officials: Mechanical problems not plane crash cause

Brazil officials: Mechanical problems not plane crash cause | iNFOnews.ca
In this photo released by Brazil's Presidency, Brazil's President Michel Temer attends the funeral of Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Saturday, Jan 21, 2017. Brazil's president said Saturday that he would wait to name a replacement for the Supreme Court justice who died in a plane crash until after the court reassigns a major corruption case he was handling.(Beto Barata/Brazil's Presidency via AP)
Original Publication Date: January 24, 2017 12:32AM
Publication Updated: April 26, 2025 9:00PM

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian aviation officials investigating a plane crash that killed a Supreme Court justice say a preliminary analysis of the aircraft’s black box has found no indication of mechanical problems.

Justice Teori Zavascki and four others died Thursday when their plane crashed into the ocean outside of coastal town Paraty.

The 68-year-old justice was overseeing a large piece of a corruption probe involving politicians and businessmen. That prominent role fed fears there had been foul play in his death.

In a statement Tuesday, aviation officials said they analyzed both conversation in the cabin and sounds of the plane. The statement did not provide more details. An email seeking more information wasn’t immediately returned.

The investigation is ongoing.

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