City Sues Brazil's Government Over Death at Dangerous Abandoned Bridge

A young man died rope jumping from an old federal bridge, and the city of Limeira is suing Brazil's government. The city argues the government should have either torn down the bridge or secured it—that failing to do so caused the death. Brazil's law says governments must prevent harm not just through what they do, but through what they should have done. If the city wins, hundreds of similar abandoned sites could trigger lawsuits.