Flame seen in the helicopter used by President Dilma Rousseff before taking off from the presidential palace to the Brasilia Air Base - 09/24/2015
The helicopter used by President Dilma Rousseff to go from the presidential palace to the Brasilia Air Base on Thursday (24) gave a blaze moments before take off. The moment that lasted about three seconds, was recorded by the newspaper O Estado de S.Paulo. According to a spokesperson of the Force Area Brasileira (FAB), Dilma's flight was "100% safe". The FAB claims that the helicopter pilot, H-34 Super Puma model, took note of the episode, but decided to follow the flight plan because the control panel did not indicate any failure. Air Base in Brasilia, Rousseff embarked heading to New York to attend the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN).
(With Estadão Content)
