Goianésia: 19-year-old dies in Flávio Bolsonaro campaign caravan

Matheus Henrique Oliveira Silva, 19, died following an accident during a campaign caravan supporting presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro in Goianésia, Goiás. The incident occurred on Saturday, October 24, ahead of the 2026 presidential election runoff.

According to the Military Police of Goiás, the young man was among approximately 20 people riding in the bed of a moving truck near a sound car. Witnesses reported that Matheus attempted to disembark from the vehicle while it was still in motion, lost his balance, fell, and was subsequently struck by the truck.

Emergency services (Samu) transported him to a local hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries. The Medical Legal Institute (IML) identified the causes of death as neurogenic shock and severe traumatic brain injury. The Civil Police are investigating the circumstances, noting that the driver of the vehicle has been identified but not yet located.

Matheus was the son of Júlio César, a local businessman and founder of the automotive Group Govel. Both the Liberal Party (PL) and the Workers' Party (PT) in Goianésia issued statements expressing condolences to the family.