Taylor Swift organizers under investigation following fan death
Authorities in Rio de Janeiro have launched an investigation into Time4Fun — the company behind Taylor Swift’s sweltering Brazil shows, including the one where a fan died amid intense heat.
A spokesperson for the Civil Police Department of Rio de Janeiro told NBC News its consumer delegations department is probing the alleged “crime of endangering the life and health” of concertgoers at Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium on November 17.
The massive concert venue, one of the first stops on the international leg of Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour, was packed with thousands of fans despite the scorching temperatures. That included Ana Clara Benevides Machado, who fell unconscious during the Grammy winner’s second song.
Machado died at a hospital later the same night. While her cause of death ha...