Son of São Caetano mayor dies in motorcycle accident

Jeová Almeida Lima Neto, the 19-year-old son of the mayor of São Caetano, Josafá Almeida, died following a motorcycle accident on the BR-232 highway. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, March 16, when the young man reportedly lost control of his vehicle while navigating a curve and fell into a ditch.

Emergency services (Samu) responded to the scene at approximately 03:30, finding the victim in critical condition with cardiorespiratory arrest. Despite resuscitation efforts and transport to the municipal hospital in São Caetano, he did not survive. Jeová Neto was a fourth-semester administration student and athlete at the Centro Universitário Tabosa de Almeida (Asces-Unita).

The municipality of São Caetano declared official mourning and suspended all scheduled activities for the day. Various political figures, including the Governor of Pernambuco, Raquel Lyra, expressed their condolences to the family. The victim's family has a long-standing political presence in the region; his grandfather was a former mayor, and his uncle is an elected state deputy.