Accident in Copacabana: company was notified and fined three times before pole collapsed on pedestrians
oglobo27 August 2026 at 06:00
An optical cabinet of about three meters in height collapsed on a mother and daughter in Copacabana on Tuesday night. The equipment, belonging to the company SBA Torres, did not have approval from the Rio City Hall to remain at the location. The company had already been notified and fined three times before the accident due to the irregularity of the service in the neighborhood. At the time of the citations, the equipment was in service to Vivo, which no longer has equipment at the location since 2025.
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