Residents were celebrating the 94th anniversary of the city of Aliança’s liberation at the time of the event.
Video shows a mob gathered in front of a closed shop when a signboard fell on top of them.
A 13-year-old child, a 16-year-old girl, a 46-year-old lady, and a 70-year-old woman were among the deceased.
Four of the 12 wounded people have been released from nearby hospitals.
Revelers stand next to a store during a parade in Aliança, Brazil on Sunday moments before marquee crashed and fell on top of a group of people, killing four and injuring nine
Authorities are looking into what caused a store marquee to loosen and fall off a building in Brazil on Sunday while residents were celebrating the 94th anniversary of the emancipation of the city of Aliança. The incident left five people dead and nine others with injuries
Aliança Civil Defense coordinator, Armando Freitas, told Brazilian news outlet G1 that investigators were looking into what cause the marquee to fall off the building.
‘It was a tragedy. The business is still closed …,’ Freitas said. ‘The law says that it is the responsibility of the owner to cherish the good condition of the building.’
Freitas added that it is the owner’s responsibility to have the marquee inspected every three years.
Marli Alves was among the four people who were killed Sunday when a store’s marquee fell on top of a group of people who were watching a parade in the Brazilian city of Aliança
Beatriz Alves, 16, was one of two teenagers who died after the marquee of a Brazilian store fell on them
A grieving family identified the dead victims as Marli Alves, a 47-year-old housewife, and her 16-year-old niece, Beatriz Alves.
They joined other relatives in making the 90-minute drive from the Atlantic coast city of Recife to attend the annual parade in Aliança.
Carlos Alberto told the outlet that his cousins, Marli and Beatriz, were standing just 13 feet apart when the marquee crushed them.
Beatriz Alves was declared dead by paramedics at the scene. Marli Alves, a married mother-of-one, was rushed to a local hospital and died upon arriving.
The Aliança city government has cancelled the the remaining festivities that were on schedule.