Survivor Details Escape Attempt During Monte Tagudo Explosion

Adriana Cotcho detected a bomb at Monte Tagudo and used her final seconds to alert colleagues. Her warning allowed others to survive a potential massacre. Approximately ten children, daughters of employees, were performing activities near the site at the time of the explosion. Two individuals were fatally hit by the blast. The incident occurred near the location of the device. Ramir Moreira used his final seconds to alert colleagues after detecting a strong odor of explosives. The explosion killed both Moreira and another individual, but ten children nearby were unharmed. The explosion killed two people, including Ramiro Moreira, who detected a gunpowder odor before the blast. Ten children were nearby during the incident but were not harmed. A survivor of the Monte Tagudo explosion described attempts to escape, noting that some captives tried to flee while others were held in conditions involving barbed wire and cages. The individual described inhumane conditions including poor food and diseases such as leishmaniasis.