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Brazilian Congressman Found Dead After Disappearance, October 5, 2003

Rescue teams on Sunday found the remains in a passenger plane crash of dead Brazilian lower house representative Jose Luis Martinez and three other men, including the pilot and Joao Luis Goebel, a director of Radiobras, the government-sponsored radio organization. The single engine aircraft disappeared mysteriously on Saturday morning off radar 15 minutes after taking off on a fishing trip from Curitiba, 220 miles south of Sao Paolo. Defense Minister Jose Viegas blamed initially the events not on foul play, but on the mistakes of novice pilots: not listing a flight plan or coordinating.


News Stories:

"Aviao desaparece com Martinez no Sul "
O Dia (Brazil), October 5, 2003 October 5, 2003
"Lawmaker's Body Found After Brazil Crash "
Associated Press October 5, 2003

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