Also this afternoon, practically at the same time, Viana was being buried in Guarulhos, in Greater São Paulo. “My father didn’t deserve this cruelty,” says the victim’s son, Lucas Morais, 28, also a ride-hailing driver.
According to a report made by witnesses to the Civil Police, the businessman in the luxury car was traveling at high speed along the avenue, which has a speed limit of 50 km/h. When overtaking, he would have lost control of the Porsche and crashed into the back of Viana’s car.
Viana was rescued with a cardiorespiratory arrest and taken to Tatuapé Hospital. He died from “multiple trauma”.
From the images, it is possible to see the violence of the collision, which took both cars to the avenue. One of them hits the light pole, which causes an immediate loss of electricity in the block. The circumstances of the accident are being investigated by the Civil Police.
Viana was born in Codó, Maranhão, and currently lived in Guarulhos. Father of three children, the driver was an evangelical member of the UCKG (Universal Church of the Kingdom of God). He was the playful, outgoing, easy-to-laugh type, according to his friends.
The pain of loss gives way to indignation. “Why didn’t they do the breathalyzer? Why did they release him (the Porsche driver)? I don’t understand much about the law, but they can’t release anyone after an accident like that”, says Lucas.
