Corinthians sends support after Ceará basketball team tragedy

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·15 Juni 2026

Corinthians sends support after Ceará basketball team tragedy

By Lucas Barreiros/Central do Timão Editorial Staff

Corinthians expressed solidarity after a serious accident involving a bus carrying students and athletes from Basquete de Juazeiro do Norte, in Ceará, left 7 dead and 30 injured on the CE-187 highway, near the district of Santa Teresa, in Tauá.

Through social media, Timão expressed its support for the families, friends, and others affected by the tragedy, highlighting that situations like this result in the loss of young athletes who carried dreams.

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Read the full statement below:

“Sport Club Corinthians Paulista expresses its solidarity with the families, friends, and people affected by the tragedy that occurred on the CE-187 highway, near the district of Santa Teresa, in Tauá. The accident claimed seven victims from Clube Basquete de Juazeiro do Norte.

Sport suffers when tragedies like this happen. We lose young athletes who carried dreams and hope.”

Understand the case

In the early hours of this Monday (15), a bus carrying students from Juazeiro do Norte overturned, killing 7 people and leaving another 30 injured.

According to information from the Ceará Fire Department, the victims were part of the city’s basketball team and were returning from Sobral after competing in the 2026 Sobral Cup, where the under-19 team won the category trophy.

The victims are:

Marcos Miguel da Silva, 22 years old, member of the coaching staff (under-19 team);
Henrique Ferreira Bezerra, 17 years old, athlete (under-19 team);
João Paulo Sampaio de Alencar, 18 years old, athlete (under-19 team);
Luiz José de Morais Neto, 18 years old, athlete (under-19 team);
Cauã Rodrigues Fratta, 16 years old, athlete (under-19 team);
Jonatas Samuel do Santos Lopes, 15 years old, athlete (under-15 team);
Matheus Henrique Ferreira Martins, 15 years old, athlete (under-15 team).

In total, more than 40 passengers, including athletes and coaching staff, were on the bus. Firefighters who worked at the scene reported that the survivors suffered minor abrasions on their bodies, with no serious injuries. Some received medical care and have already been discharged from the hospital in Tauá.

“Of the 28 members of the delegation who are linked to the state education system, 21 are currently enrolled students and seven are former students,” the Department of Education reported.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.