Brazil's Lula declares three-day mourning after plane crash kills 61

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has declared a three-day nationwide state of mourning after 61 people died in a plane crash in the state of São Paulo, Report informs referring to DPA International.

Lula said the period of mourning would last three days starting from August 9.

According to the airline VoePass, there were 57 passengers and four crew members on the aircraft which crashed earlier on August 9.