A survey by Quaest shows that 99 percent of Brazilians believe that the environmental catastrophe which hit the state of Rio Grande do Sul is linked to climate change — echoing the opinions of the scientific community. While 64 percent of people blame climate change entirely for the floods and torrential rainfall currently chastising Brazil’s southernmost state, another 30 percent see partial causality — while 5 percent see little connection between the two. Only 1 percent say there is no connection at all. The findings echo those of a 2023 poll by Ipec that showed that political polarization ..read more

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Brazilian Sports Minister André Fufuca said he would request the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the country’s top football authority, to suspend all matches due to the floods hitting the state of Rio Grande do Sul. “Given the scenario of public calamity and the severe consequences of the floods for the population of Rio Grande do Sul, we will request CBF for the temporary suspension of both men’s and women’s football leagues,” Mr. Fufuca said in a Thursday interview with ESPN Brasil. There are currently three Rio Grande do Sul teams playing in Brazil’s top-flight division: Grêmio, Int ..read more

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Rescue efforts are ongoing in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state, after floods and landslides left at least 100 people dead and displaced more than 200,000. As well as local residents, rescue groups have also dedicated themselves to saving pets stranded on rooftops and in flooded homes. For those who live abroad and want to help, well-known NGOs are making their channels available for donations in foreign currency. That is the case of the Brazil Foundation’s Luz Alliance Fund, created by fashion model Gisele Bündchen, and the Homeless Workers’ Movement’s (MTST) PayPal through its ..read more

Finance Minister Fernando Haddad on Thursday announced a BRL 50.9 billion (USD 9.8 billion) package of measures to address the public calamity in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, which has been ravaged by extreme floods. The measures will be included in a provisional decree to be signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which will take effect immediately. Such decrees are then sent to Congress, which has up to 120 days to review them and decide whether or not to enact them into law. The measures include bringing forward several previously scheduled payments, such as federal benefits for m ..read more

Environmental disasters due to heavy rains have become painfully common in most of the southern Brazilian municipalities placed under a state of public calamity this past week due to record-breaking floods. Of the 336 cities in Rio Grande do Sul state currently on red alert, nine out of ten had already declared some form of state of emergency or calamity due to rains in the last decade, research by fact-checking agency Lupa shows. In total, 303 of the municipalities accounted for a total of 953 emergency or calamity decrees since 2013. Around 28 percent of these decrees were issued in 2023 alo ..read more

Rescue efforts are ongoing in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state, after floods and landslides left at least 100 people dead and displaced more than 200,000. As well as local residents, rescue groups have also dedicated themselves to saving pets stranded on rooftops and in flooded homes. No animal rescue, however, was followed more closely than the saga of a horse stuck on a roof in the severely affected city of Canoas. Named by social media users due to its brown coat, the drama of “Caramelo” the horse made international headlines, and its eventual rescue was followed closely onlin ..read more

The Federal Prosecution Office on Tuesday charged Congressman Chiquinho Brazão and his younger brother, Domingos Brazão, for the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro City Councilor Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes. The charges were sealed, only being revealed by news website G1 on Thursday and confirmed by The Brazilian Report.  The Supreme Court will decide whether the Brazão brothers will face trial for allegedly ordering the assassination of Ms. Franco. The Brazão brothers and former Rio state police chief Rivaldo Barbosa were arrested on March 24 for obstruction of justice in t ..read more

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