Three Arrested After Woman Dies in Rope Jump Accident

A 21-year-old woman died after being thrown from a bridge in Brazil without a safety cord attached during a rope jump. Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas fell approximately 40 meters (130 feet) from Skeleton Bridge in São Paulo state on Saturday. Footage of the incident shows two instructors launching her without securing her to any safety equipment, despite wearing harnesses themselves. Three men from the company Entre Cordas e Ih Voei were arrested for homicide with dolus eventualis, meaning they were aware of the risk of death but proceeded anyway. Police are investigating whether the men could face murder charges. The incident has sparked outrage on social media, with many describing it as a case of negligence. Rodrigues de Freitas, an aspiring physical education teacher, had posted on Instagram before the jump, expressing excitement and nervousness. She was buried on Sunday. The bridge, abandoned for years, falls under federal government responsibility. Local authorities have announced plans to sue the federal government for failing to manage the bridge adequately. Rope jumping differs from bungee jumping in that it uses low-stretch climbing ropes, converting the fall into a horizontal, pendulum swing.