At least Nine Dead After Slab Collapsed During Meeting Between Workers & Political Candidates Inside Brazilian Warehouse

At least nine people have been confirmed dead and 31 others injured after a concrete slab fell on a row of seats at a warehouse in the southeastern Brazil state of São Paulo on Tuesday morning.

Authorities have yet to release the names of the four men and five women who were killed in the tragic accident at the shipping container center in the municipality of Itapecerica da Serra.

Among the injured are congressional candidates Jones Donizette and Ely Santos, who was hospitalized.