Brazilian Justice Holds Chapecoense Responsible for 2016 Air Tragedy
The Chapecoense air tragedy, considered one of the most serious in the history of world football, is once again at the center of attention just months before the tenth anniversary of the accident that occurred on November 29, 2016.
TL;DR
- The Chapecoense club has been declared legally responsible for the death of journalist Giovani Klein Victoria in the 2016 air crash.
- A court in Santa Catarina ruled that the club acted with gross negligence by choosing the cheaper airline, LaMia, despite safer alternatives.
- Chapecoense must pay R$ 150,000 (approximately 115 million Colombian pesos) plus interest and monetary adjustments to the journalist's wife and parents.
- The court rejected the club's argument that the journalist was traveling as a courtesy, finding it did not absolve them of responsibility.
- The 2016 air disaster killed 71 of the 77 people on board the LaMia flight, including players, staff, and journalists, en route to the Copa Sudamericana final.