Brazil Bridge Collapse Death Toll Rises to 9, With 8 Other People Unaccounted For

The Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge is collapsed into the Tocantins River in Estreito, Maranhao state, Brazil, onDec 24, 2024. Marinho Drones/AP Photo

SAO PAULO—A woman’s body has been found after a bridge linking two northern states in Brazil collapsed, bringing the death toll so far to nine.

Brazil’s navy said on Friday that the body was found 3.7 miles from the Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge. Another eight people remain unaccounted for.