# Chagas Disease Causes Death During Flight

> Passenger dies in flight after Chagas disease complications.
- Title: Chagas Disease Causes Death During Flight · G1 | Shortify
- Summary: Passenger dies in flight after Chagas disease complications. Nair Carrier Dinis, 76, died during a flight from Brasília to Porto Velho due to Chagas disease…
- Keywords: chagas disease, nair carrier dinis, brasil, porto velho, heart failure, flight, passenger death
- Source: G1 — https://g1.globo.com/ro/rondonia/noticia/2026/11/13/causa-da-morte-de-passageira-em-voo-que-saiu-de-brasilia-para-porto-velho.ghtml
- Published: 2026-11-13T06:00:02.961+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: chagas disease, nair carrier dinis, brasil, porto velho, heart failure, flight, passenger death, news
## Passenger Death During Flight
Nair Carrier Dinis, 76, died during a flight from Brasília to Porto Velho after a cardiac arrest caused by Chagas disease complications.
## Cause of Death
The disease caused myocardial pathology and heart failure, leading to a mixed shock after cardiac arrest.
## Passenger Symptoms
Passengers reported bleeding from the mouth and nose shortly after takeoff.
## Medical History
Documents showed a history of cardiac enlargement and intestinal surgery due to Chagas disease.
## Flight Details
The flight departed Brasília at 9:30 p.m. on Sunday (8) and returned after 46 minutes of flight time.
## Emergency Response
Volunteers performed CPR for 20 minutes before declaring death.
## Aftermath
The body arrived in Porto Velho on Wednesday (11) and was buried in Ariquemes on Thursday (12).
## Key takeaway

Nair Carrier Dinis, 76, died during a flight from Brasília to Porto Velho due to Chagas disease complications causing heart failure.