A couple identified as Marcone da Silva Cardoso, 28, and Adriana Machado Ribeiro, 42, died after the car they were in fell from a hang-gliding ramp in Venda Nova do Imigrante, Espirito Santo. The couple died after the car fell while they were having sex. According to Police Chief Alberto Roque Peres, the couple went to a local property to ‘make love’ after a party. They parked near a cliff due to poor lighting. As they moved inside the vehicle, it ‘moved’ and descended, throwing the victims out. Who was the couple Adriana Machado Ribeiro, originally from Venda Nova do Imigrante, worked at a bakery in the city. She was previously married before getting involved with Marcone and left behind two children, a boy and a girl, from that previous relationship. Marcone da Silva Cardoso, born in São João de Bicas, had lived in Belo Horizonte before moving to the mountainous region of Espirito Santo. He was the father of a 4-year-old son from another relationship. On his social media, Marcone’s ex-partner and mother of his son mourned the loss, calling him the ‘love of her life.’ The accident As investigated, as they moved inside the vehicle during sex, the car moved forward and descended down the ramp, throwing the couple out. Additionally, according to the police chief, the terrain was wet. The Military Police reported that they were called after a caretaker found the car in the morning. He informed the police that he had heard noises during the night but did not see anything as it was too dark. After the search, the military personnel identified parts of the vehicle scattered in the vegetation and Marcone’s body at the base of a rock. The police chief stated that both were found naked, indicating the ‘lovemaking.’ What does the law say about ‘lovemaking’ in the car? The accident also raises discussions about Brazilian legislation: the Penal Code, in its Article 233, provides for the crime of ‘obscene act,’ with imprisonment or a fine for those who ‘commit an obscene act in a public place, or open or exposed to the public.’
