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All seven occupants of a small plane died in a crash in Brazil on Sunday, according to media reports. Pieces of the single-engine aircraft fell in a field in the municipality of Itapeva in the south-eastern state of Minas Gerais, the fire brigade said on Facebook. The plane broke apart in the air, Brazilian media reported citing authorities. The aircraft belonged to a private company and was travelling from the city of Campinas in the state of São Paulo to Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais. The cause of the accident was initially unknown.

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