American singer Taylor Swift This Saturday he mourned the death in Rio de Janeiro of a 23-year-old fan during the pop star’s first show in Brazil, for an audience of 60,000 people.
This is how the singer expressed herself on social networks.
«Ana Benevides, who attended the show in Rio last night, died. Our prayers are with her family at this difficult time,” the singer published on her social networks, who said she was “devastated” with the news.
The Rio Health Secretariat reported that the young woman died at 8:50 p.m. on Friday. (23H50 GMT) after feeling unwell and suffer cardiorespiratory arrest inside the Nilton Santos stadium, where the show took place, part of the Eras Tour.
«Resuscitation maneuvers were carried out, but he did not resist. At this time, the cause of death cannot be determined.which will be investigated,” the Rio health secretary said in a note.
The death occurred at the same time that much of the center and the southeast of Brazil suffers oppressive and unusual temperatures for spring.
On Friday, night of the swift show, The thermal sensation reached 59.3 degrees in Rio.
The organization of the event has become the target of criticism due to an entry restriction to the stadium with bottles of water, despite the high temperatures.
The minister of Justice, Flávio Dino, said on Saturday that his portfolio will take “necessary measures” about water access to shows and other public spectacles”, in addition to investigating responsibilities for damages “already caused.”
«It is unacceptable that people suffer, faint, and even die due to lack of access to water,” Dino said, although the cause of death has not yet been determined.