Something went wrong.The page you are looking for could not be found O endereço abaixo não existe na globo.com You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed In May, Brazil’s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul, was hit by the country’s worst floods in nearly a century killing 180 people and leaving more than 600,000 homeless local people – and especially smallholder farmers – face a long road to recovery “Historically, we have supplied the city with healthy food,” says Marcia Riva, a family farmer who works at Pão da Terra, a bakery that produces organic food and is linked to the Landless Workers’ Movement of Rio Grande do Sul and the Cooperative of Workers from Agrarian Reform Settlements of the Porto Alegre Region (COOTAP) we don’t even have a plant to make tea – we have absolutely nothing left.” Riva belongs to one of 420 families associated with COOTAP whose crops were wiped out by the deluge “It’s more than losing our production – it’s losing our point of reference,” she says, fighting back tears. “It’s losing our history, which has been severely damaged by the climate crisis.” Family farming is the backbone of food production in Rio Grande do Sul. According to a survey by the state’s technical assistance and extension department released at the end of May the floods affected more than 206,000 rural properties with over 19,000 families losing some or all of their crops Meanwhile, 70 percent of small farmer cooperatives in the state have had their products lost or damaged or had difficulty distributing them to customers during the floods. Now, they’re focused on rebuilding and preparing for more disasters to come – especially droughts as La Niña draws near Riva still finds it difficult to talk about what happened but “discussing it also heals,” she admits Her property is located in the city of Eldorado do Sul – the most affected municipality in the state, where 81 percent of houses were submerged COOTAP suffered over BRL 11 million (USD 2.24 million) in damage to its equipment and infrastructure The cooperative, which operates in 17 municipalities and 35 settlements in Rio Grande do Sul, is linked to the Landless Workers’ Movement and improves living conditions in rural areas Less than six months after it was last hit by floods vehicles and machinery were left under water the cooperative lost 86,000 sacks of certified organic rice that had not yet been harvested – representing a quarter of its crop Krupinski says many losses cannot yet be accounted for as they require specialized auditing especially regarding soil and irrigation analysis the cooperative has requested funds for reinvestment from the federal government “There’s no point in forgiving debt if the farmer has no way to reinvest,” says Krupinski The Senate’s Agriculture Committee is voting on a bill that would cancel the debts of farmers in Rio Grande do Sul and postpone the repayment dates of rural financing installments in areas affected by the floods The Ministry of Finance has also granted discounts of up to 30 percent for new loans contracted through the National Program for Strengthening Family Farming (Pronaf) for the rest of the year Krupinski says the cooperative’s main focus since the floods has been debt renegotiation and seeking investment for reconstruction It has also provided psychological assistance for members affected by the disaster Now, its goal is to uphold its mission of pursuing agroecology “We will strengthen and maintain the agroecological and organic production project in our settlements,” he says “This is our mission: we will prove that it is possible to produce on a large scale to feed Brazilian society.” “We want to reaffirm the project even though the farmers who suffered from the flood are not the ones who caused it,” Krupinski concludes another cooperative is encouraging its members to adopt agroecology to adapt and build resilience against climate disasters Of the 308 members of the Mixed Cooperative of Family Farmers of Itati, Terra de Areia and Três Forquilhas (COOMAFITT) 15 percent have obtained organic certification But getting certified is both expensive and risky and the cooperative still has work to do to entice farmers to make the transition says its treasurer and project coordinator “There are many studies showing that agroecological farmers are more resilient to climate disasters,” says Lara “We’ve noticed greater losses among conventional farmers in the cooperative.” farmers still have to sell their products as conventional the cooperative pays 15 percent more to members who are transitioning we have had five floods here in the Três Forquilhas River Valley even though we are still one of the regions in the state with the most preserved forest areas,” says Lara he emphasizes the importance of transitioning to agroecology to build the resilience of farmers and crops alike The cooperative is also critical of how credit is currently granted by the federal government for family farming with funding primarily provided to individual properties “We see that family farmers – who have already taken loans – take out more loans to cover losses from extreme climate events Lara believes a solution would be to grant credit to organizations such as credit and agricultural production cooperatives This would reduce the risk to the farmers and incentivize them to turn to other production models as their debts wouldn’t be in their own names Despite offering many benefits to their members Brazilian farmer cooperatives ultimately rely on policy support to sell their products One cooperative network in Rio Grande do Sul wants policymakers to enhance programs to supply public schools with meals made from family farm products as well as procurement through municipalities and state entities The Association of the Network of Family Farming and Solidarity Economy Cooperatives of Rio Grande do Sul (Redecoop-RS) encompasses 52 cooperatives that provide livelihoods for 12,000 families Cooperatives like Redecoop-RS play an important role in guaranteeing sales for associated farmers while also encouraging them to build climate resilience through agroecology “Sustainability practices need to be more permanent and this can and should be implemented by cooperatives,” he says “They play a role in organizing production so it’s effective to create strategies to incentivize agroecology through cooperatives.” Considering the recent history of climate disasters in southern Brazil he adds that it’s crucial to support market demand with public policies as well as to factor the climate crisis into policy formulation at the state and federal levels This year, Brazil’s largest agricultural financing program, the Plano Safra, has allocated BRL 85.7 billion (USD 15.7 billion) to family farmers – a 10-percent increase from last year This includes BRL 76 billion (USD 13.9 billion) in rural credit to pay for investments new equipment and commercialization – 43 percent more than was granted two years ago the program also offers lower interest rates for organic But social movements say that the amounts are still insufficient to meet the sector’s needs, which some government officials have acknowledged. “We understand that cooperativism and agroecology are ways of doing agriculture that address climate risks,” says Ana Terra Reis, secretary of supply, cooperativism and food sovereignty at the Ministry of Agrarian Development. Terra points out that family farming has historically been undervalued in Brazil, which is why it only receives 20 percent of public funding, while large-scale agribusiness receives the remaining 80 percent. “We cannot forget that the value placed on family farming is historical,” she explains. “This is a model that has been built as a legacy of colonial Brazil.” “We have a commitment from our secretariat to promote agroecology and cooperativism, encouraging other production models. In this regard, Rio Grande do Sul has always been a beacon for the rest of Brazil in terms of cooperativism and agroecology.” …thank you for reading this story. Our mission is to make them freely accessible to everyone, no matter where they are.  We believe that lasting and impactful change starts with changing the way people think. That’s why we amplify the diverse voices the world needs to hear – from local restoration leaders to Indigenous communities and women who lead the way. 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Volume 10 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1093108 The Rio Grande Rise (RGR) is an extensive structural high located in the South Atlantic Ocean considerable attention has been given to its genesis Some studies indicate the presence of volcanic rocks related to their volcanic origin and Ferromanganese Crusts boosting the research and economic interest This study suggests the location of volcanic rocks and FeMn crusts at the north portion of Cruzeiro do Sul Rift within the RGR characterizing the local geology and distribution pattern and magnetic field data to integrate and better constrain the results The magnetic field data highlighted the location of probable basaltic rocks which was afterward confirmed by dredge samples Their magnetic anomalies displayed the predominance of reverse polarization and less frequent normal polarization anomalies FeMn crusts need a large volume of magnetite to cause anomalies in the local magnetic field they have reduced thickness and are frequently eroded Magnetic lineaments at the Rift margin defined a zone with a series of normal faults transcurrent movements caused an intense fracturing the fault zone could be related to the primary magnetic anomalies as a function of the magma intrusion and the occurrence of the rifting process and seafloor spreading The new data presented in this paper brings valuable data for the comprehension and exploration effort of the RGR Lisniowski et al. (2019) used a multi-beam echo sound to identify rocks outcrop and FeMn crusts in the RGR through slope and backscatter intensity parameters. They produced a representative model of the surface substrate types in the RGR (Figure 1) displayed the FeMn crusts and rock outcrops corresponding to volcanic rocks Figure 1 Map of the substrate types presented in the western portion of the RGR. In red is highlighted the study area location (modified by Lisniowski et al., 2019) the extension of the volcanic rock could be determined using the marine magnetic field and geological data This study determined possible locations with volcanic rocks and FeMn crusts in the northern portion of Cruzeiro do Sul Rift (NCSR) in the western RGR (3) geological data obtained by dredges operations we performed a geological characterization of the study area locating and setting a distribution pattern of targets for further exploration Figure 2 Bathymetric map of SAO, including the RGR, Walvis Ridge, Tristan da Cunha mantellic plume and smaller features. The bathymetry was a product between available depth soundings and high-resolution marine gravity information from the Geosat and ERS-1 spacecraft (Smith and Sandwell, 1997). Extracted from Sager et al., 2021 Rio Grande – Florianopolis Fracture Zone; MFZ Figure 3 Bathymetric map displaying the Rio Grande Rise and the Cruzeiro do Sul Rift, including the 516F and 21 boreholes and the RC16 Seamount Dredging. WRGR corresponds to the Western Rio Grande Rise, ERGR is the Eastern Rio Grande Rise, JCC is the Jean Charcot Seamounts, NCSR is the northern segment, and SCSR is the southern segment of the Cruzeiro do Sul Rift (extracted from Galvão and De Castro, 2017) between the Santonian and Campanian stages (72.1 – 86.3 M) Figure 4 Raw (A) and interpreted (B) seismic profile wsa-10, located in the northern Cruzeiro do Sul Rift as shown in (C) by the green line (adapted from Praxedes et al., 2019) The MarineE-tech Project began with the RGR-1 cruise on board the Alpha Crucis ship, between January 28th and February 19th, 2018. According to Jovane et al. (2019) and ecological surveys were done during this cruise being known as a multidisciplinary cruise The aim was to expand and complement earlier studies about the RGR besides providing elemental information to mining activities and geological data acquired in this cruise to perform and discuss results This project continued with the DY094 cruise, which occurred between October 20th and November 6th, 2018, on board the Royal Research (RRS) Discovery ship. The RRS Discovery navigates 1,400 km to the east of Brazil until RGR, which objective was to investigate potential rock deposits cobalt enriched for future mining activities (Murton et al., 2018) and geological data were used for this research The bathymetry on the RGR-1 cruise was acquired using a Reson 7160 multibeam echo sound (Teledyne) with a frequency of 41 kHz (Jovane et al., 2019) The acquisition lines had NE-SW orientation and were perpendicular to the main slope varying from 1 to 2,1 km from each other to potentialize the beam covering The beam width varied to maintain a good quality of data During the DY094 cruise, the bathymetry surveyed the ocean floor with a Simrad EM122 multibeam echo sound with a 10 kHz frequency. The data collection occurred while the ship was in stationary mode or making small movements (Murton et al., 2018). The ship crew processed and interpolated the bathymetry using predefined ship configuration and the new calibration values (Figure 5) This bathymetric base background was maintained for all the other figures The high and low backscatter signals generated detailed information about the region’s relief and geology. The high backscatter represented a hard ground seafloor related to rock outcrops or FeMn crusts, whereas the low backscatter usually indicated soft sedimentation (Murton et al., 2018) The geological acquisition occurred through dredge operations in the NCSR during the RGR-1 and DY094 cruises. This study used samples 5 to 17 from Jovane et al. (2019) collected using a 0.5 m by 0.025 m rectangular dredge with a mesh of 0.025 cm These authors attribute the success of the rectangular dredge to its broad contact with the seafloor the dredge had more 30% to 50% of the cable’s length released while the ship was not moving keeping a velocity from 1 to 2 knots (0.514 to 1.029 m/s) following the planned acquisition lines This cruise acquired more than 300 geological samples of rocks Likewise, the DY094 cruise acquired more than 300 samples through 23 dredge operations (Murton et al., 2018) They used a square dredge with a width of 1 meter and a chain mail bag The contrasting ambiances supported the decision of the best places for sampling during the geophysical acquisition and bathymetric variation This choice aimed to study how this environment affects the formation and morphology of the FeMn crusts and the preservation of the seafloor The planned routes varied from 0.6 to 1.2 km for these operations The collected material revealed volcanic rocks and FeMn crusts and served as a basis for the survey locations of both cruises from the MarineE-tech Project The dredged material by the MarineE-tech Project included basalt, FeMn, and phosphorite crusts. The dredges also displayed smaller amounts of limestone, pebbles of metamorphic rocks, siltstone, ironstones, pyroclastic, and serpentine (Jovane et al., 2019) Almost all of the samples’ surfaces were polished which indicates the presence of oceanographic conditions (such as the high intensity of currents making it challenging to preserve FeMn oxide and contribute to the erosion process on the surface The basalt was found mainly on the margin of the NCSR (Jovane et al., 2019). Some dredges also recovered FeMn and phosphorite crusts spread out on the top of the plateau, which is both relevant for mining activities. The basalt has a fine-grain aphanitic matrix with plagioclase and pyroxene phenocrysts, while the crusts have a darker color and are well-polished (Murton et al., 2018) We used this geological data to interpret the magnetic signals The FeMn and phosphorite crust positions were best resolved on the sidescan sonar results contributing to the relief detailing of the study area Figure 6 Total intensity magnetic field map in nanoteslas (nT) acquired during the RGR-1 cruise in the northern segment of the Cruzeiro do Sul Rift (NCSR) (areas A1 and A2) The acquisition lines have 2 km spacing The magnetic data was not reduced from the diurnal field because of the vast distance between the RGR and the closest land patch with the possibility of installing a magnetic base We filtered the surveyed field using a non-linear filter to remove all the unwanted noises and spikes This filter had a width of 3 and tolerance of 5 fiducials considering a window of 3 fiducials and evaluating the gradient between neighboring values The survey size required removing the Earth’s internal magnetic field (IGRF) from data to deal with latitude variations originating in the Earth’s outer core. Since the objective of this study was to locate volcanic rocks on the surface, the magnetic field’s long wavelengths, primarily associated with deeper sources, needed to be removed (Audet and Mareschal, 2007) We applied a residual gaussian filter to highlight magnetic anomalies in each area (A1 and A2) with standard deviations of 0.07778 m-1 for area A1 and 0.089 m-1 for area A2 We used a set of enhancement filters to interpret the magnetic framework of the study area. The AS3D (Nabighian, 1972; Roest et al., 1992; Blakely, 1996) highlights the location of shallow magnetic sources by displaying their contour with a peak of gradient amplitude Its weak dependency on the magnetization direction makes it an excellent tool for analyzing the geometry of magnetic sources The Reduction to the Magnetic Pole filter (RTP; Baranov, 1957) aims to transform the mid to high-latitude magnetic field anomalies into vertical anomalies The idea is to simulate their behavior as if they were at the magnetic pole The RTP transforms the anomalies’ behavior making it symmetrical and mostly restricted to the boundaries of the magnetic source being possible to use the last as a resort to evaluate the quality of the RTP filtering its results display a magnetic field as a product instead of its gradient Variations for the RTP filtering operator have been published since its first proposal (Baranov, 1957; Grant and Dodds, 1972; Blakely, 1996). Initially, it assumes prior knowledge of the sources induced and total magnetization properties. However, it is not always the case, especially when the object of study host remanent magnetization (Melo and Barbosa, 2019) The remanence vector often differs from the induced field producing a divergent direction of total magnetization and the RTP permits interpreting the bodies’ magnetization behavior That includes assessing the magnetite size and content and the possibility of a crystallization contemporaneity The green circle highlights circular structures and the black arrow points to rough terrain Looking for superficial structures such as rock outcrops, we used a gaussian filter to remove the long wavelength magnetic field and highlight the residual field produced by these shallow sources. The A1 and A2 areas (Figure 8) display similar wavelengths Area A1 contains normal and reversal polarization anomalies whereas area A2 only hosts signatures of normal polarization Figure 8 Residual Magnetic Anomaly map obtained after the Gaussian filter application in the areas A1 and A2 using a standard deviation of 0.0778 and 0,089 The A1 area AS3D filtering indicated potential magnetic sources in the northeast portion of the map, near the rift margin (Figure 9A). Another source appeared in the southwest portion of the same product. The RTP produced positive asymmetrical anomalies displaced from the source boundaries – defined by the AS3D – in the northwest anomalies of area A1 (Figure 9B) This signature suggested the predominance of a remanent magnetization in the bodies from this region Figure 9 Result magnetic maps with the dredge tracks during RGR-1 (in yellow) and DY094 (in blue) cruises in areas A1 and A2 and (B) Reduction to Pole (RTP) map from area A1 containing dredges D05 and (D) Reduction to Pole (RTP) map from area A2 containing dredges D15 All maps have a grid cell size of 450 meters In the southwest, an intense anomaly suggested the presence of significant remanent magnetization, given its reverse behavior in the total magnetic field and its negative signature after the RTP (Figure 9B). The near to circular RTP anomaly was spatially coherent with a primary AS3D peak (Figure 9A) the AS3D and RTP results suggested significant remanent magnetization through simultaneous peaks caused by the presence of high-susceptibility basalts Benites et al. (2020) indicate that a few dredges acquired FeMn crusts from the top of the plateau (D05, D06, D07, D10, and D11, indicated by the yellow tracks). The dredges 22, 23, 34, 41, 46, 52, 53, 56, and 57 found crusts during the DY094 cruise (Murton et al., 2018) the FeMn crusts may not be responsible for the magnetization because of their small volume of magnetite compared to basaltic rocks turning the basaltic rocks the best explanation for the sources of magnetization Figure 10 Maps with the Analytic Signal Amplitude (ASA) and Tilt Derivative (TDR) results in the study area (A) shows the bathymetric map with the main anomalies found by the ASA filter application (in green) (B) shows the TDR filter result in the study area applied over the Reduction to Pole result in both areas (A1 and A2) (C) is a zoom of the bathymetric map indicating the lineaments at the rift margin (in blue) and possible ASA anomalies (in green) that could be associated with it (D) is a zoom of the TDR map showing the lineaments in the rift margin (in blue) and possible anomalies ASA associated with it (in green) The magnetic source boundaries defined by the AS3D filtering could be related to nearby lineaments. As defined by Praxedes et al. (2019) the Fault Zone should present less resistance and pressure facilitating the magma intrusion this magma could be related to the basaltic rocks found there the Rift formation affected the continental and the oceanic crusts and transcurrent movements caused an intense fracturing along the shear zone and This result also agrees with the RGR origin hypothesis relating the Tristan da Cunha plume to the rift and the lineament connecting it to the Fault Zone Figure 11 Free-Air anomaly map presenting the tectonic events which originated the Cruzeiro do Sul Rift. FZ = Fracture Zone. (A, B) shows the main inflection points of the Rift in its north and south segments, respectively. 1 is the magnetic lineament that crosses the study area and its inflection (Modified by Galvão and De Castro, 2017) It still needs to be made clear how these lithologies originated in this region Figure 12 Relief maps obtained through AUV missions with a sidescan sonar and the dredge operations of the RGR-1 (in yellow) and the DY094 (in blue) cruises: (A) Subarea M with dredges D11 and D12 Figure 13 Zoom of the circular structures (shapes produced from the bathymetry) in green coinciding with the depressions (low albedo) found by the sidescan sonar result A homogenous albedo shows a hard ground composed of limestone and thin coverage of sediments in Subarea N (Murton et al., 2018). Both basaltic and FeMn crusts were found there in dredges D05, 22, 23, 34, 35, and 41 (Figure 12B) which explains the high backscatter in the area since they were consolidated materials The dredge samples 52 and 53 found phosphorite crusts and igneous rocks in Subarea O, a rough terrain shown on the slope (Figure 7). These materials explain the high backscatter in that area. The samples also agree with the hard ground composed of limestone and thin layers of FeMn crusts, as reported by Murton et al., 2018 (Figure 12C) Finally, the Subarea P displayed lava, massive, fractured rocks hosting thin FeMn crusts, and arcs of sediments over the hard limestone ground (Murton et al., 2018). This result agrees with FeMn and phosphorite crusts in the rough terrain found by the D16, D17, 10, 62, and 63 dredges (Figure 12D) Both basalt and crusts can explain the high albedo whereas the low albedo represents the thin sediments in the region A high negative amplitude anomaly in the southwest region of area A1 depicts a major remanent component highlighted by an AS3D peak and a negative RTP anomaly The residual magnetic anomaly results already indicated a reverse polarization in that local The same area displayed low backscattering in sidescan sonar data suggesting a different material than the surrounding area We could not place the nature of such material based on the dredged material which samples revealed sediments and sporadic FeMn crusts Our hypothesis for the origin of the remanent magnetization is a non-outcropping intrusive magnetite-rich body hosting a natural remanent magnetization can indicate the presence of an ancient caldera the possible source of the reverse anomaly The frequent geomagnetic field reversions during the mid-Miocene support the strong remanence component seen in the anomaly The craters can also host unconsolidated sediments which can justify the low backscattering in the sonar data is the presence of biogenic magnetite (magnetotactic bacteria) and line direction largely influenced the magnetic results The anomalies displayed an elongated behavior accompanying the survey lines This signature can partly be attributed to the tectonic framework with NW-SE faulting that delimits the rift zone we could interpret the presence of magnetic remanence in the A2 anomalies as their RTP resulted in asymmetrical reductions displaced from the source limits defined by the AS3D The dredge operations at the top of the plateau acquired significantly eroded volcanic rocks and FeMn crusts on the basaltic surface The magnetic lineaments follow the rift boundaries suggesting its association with the Fault Zone This potential suggests that the AS3D 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The state’s Civil Defence warned of further flooding resulted in severe flooding in multiple parts of the state in particular in the Caí and Taquari river basins Governor Eduardo Leite described the situation as “devastating” But we must stand firm to give all the support to the population” The state government has so far confirmed 37 fatalities State Civil Defence said floods and storms have impacted communities in 79 municipalities A total of 56,787 people have been affected several location recorded more than 130 mm of rain The Caí river has exceeded the highest warning level at Passo Montenegro and Barca do Caí Meanwhile the Taquari has reached above the highest danger mark at Taquari and Muçum Severe weather has also impacted areas of the neighbouring state of Santa Catarina where Brazil’s national Civil Defence report 20 municipalities affected and 1 fatality The state Civil Defence reported storms brought heavy rainfall and strong winds from 02 to 04 September including rainfall accumulations of up to 150 mm on the South Coast and wind gusts of 122 km/h in Serra and 113 km/h in Xanxerê A suspected tornado was reported in the community of Anta Morta in the municipality of Santa Cecília Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList through the Stories Without Borders project document what is happening on the border between Peru and Brazil Acre — The Acre antshrike is known from only one place on Earth: in the highlands of Serra do Divisor National Park in Brazil’s Acre state known locally as choca-do-acre and scientifically as Thamnophilus divisorius one of the 10 types of forests in this protected area on Brazil’s border with Peru The park is home to numerous endemic animals and at least 1,163 plant species making it one of the most biodiverse regions in the world It’s also the only comprehensive Brazilian protected area located within the transition zone between the Andes and the Amazon two projects have been proposed that would both build a highway to Peru bisecting the park and allow for the privatization of the park’s territory The proposals have been promoted by two politicians from Acre who are allies of President Jair Bolsonaro The Bolsonaro administration has already embraced the highway plan taking the first steps toward the construction of the Brazilian portion of the road But it has not yet made public its position on a bill pending in Congress that would put an end to Serra do Divisor National Park The existing BR-364 highway starts in the city of Limeira in São Paulo state and runs more than 4,300 kilometers (nearly 2,700 miles) northwest to the town of Mâncio Lima in Acre Successive Brazilian governments have weighed plans since the 1970s to extend it into Peru giving Brazil a land route to the Pacific; the extension was even referred to in the decree establishing Serra do Divisor National Park in 1989 But when officials finally did inaugurate the Interoceanic Highway 670 km (415 mi) back down the BR-364 from Mâncio Lima the largest city in the Juruá Valley region They met with local and Peruvian officials Bolsonaro touted the project in a Facebook live address confirming he planned to open a new route from Brazil to the Pacific echoing the speech of former president Lula da Silva in the 2000s who oversaw the completion of the first Interoceanic Highway with his then counterpart from Peru Toledo is now a fugitive from justice for alleged corruption in the awarding of public works contracts including for the Peruvian section of the highway Brazil’s National Transport Infrastructure Department (DNIT) published this May the call for bids on the project budgeted at about 500 million reais ($95 million) The department began analyzing the bids in June It says there is still no detailed mapping of the federal highway but that the Brazilian section will run about 120 km (75 mi) will cut through Serra do Divisor National Park Indigenous and riverine community leaders say they have not been consulted about the highway project and have expressed concerns about negative socioenvironmental impacts you were the first person to ask me about the highway,” Indigenous chief Joel Puyanawa told Folha in a conversation at his village’s cultural center The Poyanawa Indigenous Territory lies 10 km (6 mi) up a dirt road from the urban center of Mâncio Lima and lies in the area of direct influence of the highway The environment minister defended the road project when he met with Indigenous leaders telling them that “it is time for integration.” “The entire surroundings of our land are already compromised,” said Joel Puyanawa who was elected in 2020 to the Mâncio Lima City Council “We already know the damage caused by the invasions The white [people] live by hunting on our land and the environmental institutions have no policy to prevent it How many millions of people are going to travel along it He said he also fears the road will pass over a sacred zone located outside the demarcated Indigenous land where the Puyanawa people were captured as slaves by the military colonel and rubber baron Mâncio Lima to work on his plantation Lima is today portrayed as a hero in Brazil’s official history “This road threatens 100% of our land it destroys our sacred site,” Joel Puyanawa said “The damage done by the colonel was enough it exterminates the history of our people.” Yet local officials and businesspeople are betting on the highway to put an end to the geographic isolation of this westernmost region of the country is a staunch supporter of the planned highway extension to the point that he even cleared some 40 km (25 mi) of path along the likely route and he says the connection with the Peruvian city of Pucallpa would bring benefits to this town of 19,000 inhabitants who live mainly from cattle ranching and farming “The highway would connect the whole world and bring to our region and Mâncio Lima would be the gateway,” Mayor Lima said the Bolsonaro government renewed its promise to build and take BR-364 to the Peruvian border inaugurated a bridge over the Madeira River near the border between Acre and Rondônia states de Freitas cited the expansion of the road to Pucallpa as one of the government’s road projects The person most responsible for reviving the highway extension plan is Márcio Bittar a federal senator representing Acre and self-declared staunch ally of Bolsonaro He holds a strategic position as rapporteur of the 2021 national budget which gives him the power to direct funds for the highway But the money for the project isn’t there just yet Bittar included in this year’s budget an addendum of 40 million reais ($7.6 million) for “studies and projects” to expand the highway but Bolsonaro vetoed this expense as part of wider cuts to balance the federal budget amid the COVID-19 pandemic When questioned by Folha on the cut during his inauguration Bittar said there will be “the necessary money” of 18.5 billion reais ($3.5 billion) to build the road sponsored a bill in November 2019 that would transform Serra do Divisor National Park into a so-called environmental protection area (APA) such a change would strip the area of its existing protections said he’s against downgrading the national park to an APA and has not appeared keen on the highway project either He was not present at any of the ministerial visits to discuss the road he said the project is “medium to long term” and that the state has other priorities such as increasing trade traffic through the existing Interoceanic Highway Cameli said his main concern about the highway is the possible increase in Peruvian cocaine smuggling in Cruzeiro do Sul the largest municipality neighboring Mâncio Lima and the main entry route into Acre Borders need a greater presence of the rule of law,” he said In light of how the highway project is being planned by the federal government and lawmakers the Federal Public Ministry has initiated an investigation into irregularities in the project administration said the objective is to ensure that “Indigenous communities are consulted in a free prior and informed manner,” in accordance with Convention 169 of the International Labour Organization Dias said the route of the highway should consider the possible presence of isolated Indigenous communities and that the licensing should be done by the federal environmental regulator with the participation of Brazil’s Indigenous affairs agency which is more susceptible to political pressures Folha visited the northern region of Serra do Divisor National Park in late October and early November 2020 taking a nine-hour boat trip on the Moa River from Mâncio Lima to the Pé da Serra community With three inns maintained by local residents Pé da Serra is a base for tourists in search of waterfalls One of the most beautiful and impressive sites is the Moa River canyon It’s a 40-minute boat ride amid green mountains a scenery more often associated with the Peruvian Amazon yet within sight of the Andes Pé da Serra sits inside Serra do Divisor National Park and is one of several settlements within the park that are home to a total of about 350 families but most had already settled in the area when the park was created the federal government has still not concluded their resettlement Their electricity comes from diesel-powered generators and solar panels The houses distributed along the banks of the river are close to the first mountain range They get around in canoes with small motors a single public telephone is all their communication with the outside world Born and raised on the banks of the Moa River 41-year-old peasant Eva Maria Lima da Silva said she opposes both the downgrading of the national park and the construction of the highway extension Also a cook at the pioneering Pousada do Miro restaurant she said the existence of the park is what prevented the expansion of cattle ranching here and that tourism is still the best economic alternative How many jungles are preserved?” she said said the road would be beneficial in reducing the community’s isolation: “Suddenly But he disagreed with the proposal to downgrade the park — a project that residents were unaware of until we raised it with them they’re going to take a lot of people out of here and a lot of [residents] are going to have to leave,” Silva said Neighbors of the park and historical inhabitants of the Moa River and Serra do Divisor the Indigenous Nukini reject both the highway and park downgrade plans He said he was not consulted about the project and his people have demanded that part of the park be annexed to the Indigenous territory “We are against it because we know it is going to cause a strong impact It can increase access to contraband [cocaine trafficking] And it will leave our sierra with a high risk of contamination the sierra is a sacred place,” Paulo Nukini said in front of his village on the riverbank “Brazil has lived until today without needing that passage there.” The rich biodiversity and large number of endemic species in Serra do Divisor is due mainly to the varied altitude ranging from 200-640 meters (650-2,100 feet) It’s also home to three types of rivers that exist in the Amazon: white water (muddy) And it’s the only integral protected zone in Brazil that contains a branch of the Andes about 3,500 botanical collections have been made in the Serra do Divisor with 1,163 species recorded,” says Federal University of Acre (Ufac) biologist Marcos Silveira who has been studying the area for 24 years “The number of vascular plant species [with sap-conducting vessels] represents 8.3% of the known diversity in the Amazon.” Silveira is working with other researchers on a new paper that will show that the list of plant species recorded in the park has increased by 63% since 1997 three species are found in Serra do Divisor every two months: species that are either new to the park we always have a great opportunity to collect new species It’s impressive,” said Elder Morato Two species of bees discovered in Serra do Divisor were named in his honor: Euglossa moratoi one of about 30 species of orchid bees found in the park one of about 60 native stingless honey bees Another stingless bee discovered in the park is Celetrigona euclydiana named in tribute to Brazilian writer Euclides da Cunha was in Acre to help establish Brazil’s border with Peru It is no exaggeration to say that everyone dreams of visiting it someday,” researchers Leandro Moraes (University of São Paulo) Tomaz Melo (Federal University of Amazonas) and Raíssa Rainha wrote in a commentary All three are affiliated with the National Institute of Amazon Research the three biologists participated in a research expedition for a vertebrate census to commemorate the park’s 30th anniversary They found nearly 80 species of amphibians and 40 species of lizards and snakes of which at least five were new records for the park which now has more than 500 cataloged bird species One of them has become the mascot for the region: the choca-do-acre “This wide-ranging diversity is only documented in other regions of the Amazon after decades of studies in the same place we recorded it in less than 15 days of sampling Many of these species are quite restricted to this region and are no longer found in the eastern direction of Acre,” the researchers wrote Such diversity prompted the Ministry of Environment to apply to UNESCO in 2017 to recognize Serra do Divisor National Park as a Natural World Heritage Site This distinction has only been granted to two other Amazonian regions: Manú National Park in Peru a set of four conservation units in the state of Amazonas: Jaú ended up being withdrawn days later due to pressure from Brazil’s National Defense Council on the grounds that such a recognition posed a threat to national security In her bill seeking to downgrade Serra do Divisor into an APA Federal Deputy Mara Rocha used just 213 words to justify the end of the national park She didn’t cite any environmental or economic studies making the case for the downgrade she said the 846,300-hectare (2.1-million-acre) park “meets the interests and needs of the people of Acre” because it is the “only region in the state that has rocks that can be extracted and used in construction to promote the economic development of the state.” she said the goal is to allow human habitation inside the park and that the “project is authored by Senator Márcio Bittar.” Bittar distanced himself from his ally’s initiative He said he is not such an “idiot” that he would present legislation to get rid of the park which finances NGOs linked to the national media made an Itaipu and a half” — a reference to Brazil’s biggest hydropower plant — “in thermoelectric “If inside the reserve there is a stone deposit of less than a square kilometer because the law says you can’t take it out because I am not an idiot and I know that if I present such a bill but she did not respond to the request for an interview Acre has had a road link to the Pacific via Peru since 2010 the BR-364 highway meets the smaller BR-317 which runs 340 km (210 mi) to the town of Assis Brazil it meets the Peruvian stretch of the Interoceanic Highway providing access to three Pacific seaports But this link has failed to fulfill the promise of transforming Acre into an export hub or a corridor to Asia the highway caused an explosion of deforestation and illegal logging and is at the center of a corruption scandal that has rocked the country’s politics according to data from the Ministry of Economy and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics the latest year for which data are available The other states that make up the northern region of Brazil saw their own exports grow much faster over the same period “The highway has not changed Acre’s economic reality an Acre businessman who heads the Confederation of Commercial and Business Associations of Brazil “The expectation was that most of the transportation companies would make a cheaper route and go to China Asked about the low economic impact of the highway a decade after it opened Senator Bittar said the road is “not viable” because of its many turns and its high altitude through the Andes “The highway that goes through Assis Brasil has a serious problem It exits in the high cordillera and is more than 16,000 feet [4,900 m] high it has so many curves that it is not viable,” he said “The most important exit is through [the] Juruá [River] because the cordillera has an altitude of 6,500 feet [2,000 m].” Bolsonaro made the same point in September but it omits the fact that the Peruvian section also has high-altitude sections: on the route from the border town of Pucallpa to the port of Callao in Lima at an elevation of more than 4,300 m (14,200 ft) Bittar said no official study has been completed on the economic impact of the highway but proposed the creation of a binational committee to “gather all the documentation from both sides: what they have that interests us and what we have that interests them.” said the new highway connecting between Cruzeiro do Sul to Pucallpa And it would be a connection to a Peruvian city with a large commercial and industrial movement,” he said He added there was political prestige attached to resuming the project “There are new actors who want to build the highway,” Pinheiro said “Everyone wants to have the stamp: ‘It was me who built the road.’” Article translated by Historias sin Fronteras Banner image: A lizard rests on a rock on the banks of the Moa River in Serra do Divisor National Park FEEDBACK: Use this form to send a message to the author of this post The “fortress conservation” model is under pressure in East Africa as protected areas become battlegrounds over history and global efforts to halt biodiversity loss Mongabay’s Special Issue goes beyond the region’s world-renowned safaris to examine how rural communities and governments are reckoning with conservation’s colonial origins and trying to forge a path forward […] Memories of Brazil’s dictatorship as plan threatens biodiverse home of three indigenous communities Brazilian activists have voiced alarm over their government’s plans to bulldoze a 94-mile highway through a biodiverse corner of the Amazon along the border with Peru that is home to at least three indigenous communities The planned road is an extension of the BR-364 a 2,700-mile highway that links São Paulo with the Amazon state of Acre and would connect the town of Cruzeiro do Sul with the Peruvian border town of Pucallpa Backers of the “transoceanic” project, who include Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro argue it will boost the economy of this remote region by creating a transport hub through which agricultural products can be shipped to Pacific ports in Peru and on to China it will bring sustainable development to the region by heating up commercial and cultural relations [with Peru],” said Mara Rocha a centre-right congresswoman from Acre who supports the idea Rocha said the project was critical to a region that felt “forgotten and invisible to the rest of the country”. Opponents, however, fear it could have catastrophic consequences for Brazil’s environment, which is already reeling under Bolsonaro as the rate of Amazon deforestation soars to its highest level in more than a decade hosting at least 130 species of mammal and more than 400 species of bird Brazilian lawmakers are considering plans to water down its protections in an apparent attempt to accelerate the road’s construction a local indigenous leader who opposes the project said: “The truth is that nobody in Acre needs this transoceanic route – there’s already a road linking us to Peru What we need is to leave the forest standing.” an environmental group based in the state capital described the project as “irresponsible” and a throwback to Brazil’s military dictatorship when roads where bulldozed through the Amazon in an attempt to populate and develop the region Deforestation along the BR-364 Photograph: UniversalImagesGroup/Universal Images Group/Getty Images“It’s such an old-fashioned backwards vision … that pays absolutely no attention to conservation It will cut through an untouched area of forest and affect the headwaters of really important tributaries of the Juruá River,” Scarcello said He described how during the 1964-85 dictatorship such roads “decimated” indigenous communities and inflicted “immense destruction” on the rainforest as loggers used them to access previously inaccessible areas “We’re not in the 1960s any more,” Scarcello said “It’s as if we’ve learned nothing from the effects that this could cause and how much destruction could be caused.” He added: “They say it will bring development but it will be development for half a dozen people,” and he warned of a “carnival of land grabbing” that would accompany the planned road Scarcello said it was possible the national park was also home to isolated tribes with whom contact had not been made said he feared his community would be worst hit “The road is expected to pass within about a kilometre of our lands One of my biggest concerns is that this stretch is home to some of the most important water sources of the Amazon basin The Alto Juruá provides all the waters that flow into the Rio Solimões and then Rio Negro “All of these rivers could be really affected and this could cause the disappearance of important headwaters in the Amazon Puyanawa said plans for such a route had been touted by politicians for decades but appeared to have accelerated since Bolsonaro took office in January 2019 “Nobody has wanted it as much as Bolsonaro,” he said The yet to be asphalted section of the “Expresso Porto” highway Photograph: Image by Ramesh Thadani/Getty ImagesBolsonaro has overseen a highly controversial dismantling of Brazil’s environmental protection system Last month government figures showed Amazon destruction had surged to a 12-year high with an area seven times larger than Greater London lost between August 2019 and July 2020 That increase has been blamed on the feeling of impunity that Bolsonaro’s presidency has brought illegal loggers cattle ranchers and miners seeking to cash in “They feel completely at ease,” said Carlos Rittl a Brazilian environmentalist who works at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies in Germany “We are being governed by people whose motto for the environment is: destruction.” The BR-364 extension, which Bolsonaro has publicly backed as a means to give Brazil “a passage to the Pacific”, is not the only Amazon road project worrying environmentalists and climate campaigners. Read moreLast week his administration said it would begin repaving the BR-319 a decaying dictatorship-era highway that cuts north to south through the Amazon from Manaus to Porto Velho “A historic day for the north!” Bolsonaro wrote on Facebook Reporting by Pedro Fonseca; Writing by Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Josie Kao Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved (ANS - Cruzeiro do Sul) - In Cruzeiro do Sul, a town of 100,000 inhabitants in the Brazilian state of Acre, in Amazonian territory, a new Salesian missionary presence is about to arise. Engaged in this work is Fr Roberto Cappelletti, a 50-year-old Salesian missionary. Mgr. 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Parts of Rio Grande do Sul have seen heavy rain throughout July Rainfall was particularly intense from 06 to 08 July At least twelve locations recorded more than 100mm of rain in 24 hours to 08 July Porto Alegre with 106.2mm and Santa Rosa with 150mm The state’s Civil Defence reported that 7,146 people were forced to leave their homes after flooding or landslides in 30 cities or municipalities Four cities have declared an emergency situation: Arroio do Meio Fatalities were reported in Caxias do Sul and Colinas Cruzeiro do Sul and Bom Retiro do Sul were flooded by the overflowing Taquari river Evacuations were carried out in São Borja after the Uruguay river broke its banks As of 11 July the Uruguay river stood at 9.5 metres at the Passo São Borja station The Uruguay is also above alert levels further downstream at Itaqui and Uruguaiana flooding homes in São Sebastião do Caí and displacing over 1,800 people The city of Igrejinha is also badly affected after flooding from the Paranhana river rivers including the Guaíba have also overflowed Equipes correm contra o relógio na quinta-feira (9) para entregar ajuda às comunidades atingidas antes da chegada de novas tempestades - NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP The death toll due to heavy rains in the state of Rio Grande do Sul since April 27 has risen to 147 According to the Rio Grande do Sul Civil Defense bulletin released on Monday morning (13) the floods have directly affected 2.1 million people in Rio Grande do Sul The figure is equivalent to around a fifth of all the state's residents The forecast for the next few days is for a quick lull in storms from Tuesday (14), but low temperatures and windy weather especially in Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul’s capital city) and its metropolitan region besides the central and northwestern areas of the state.  On Monday morning, the Guaíba River once again exceeded the levels of the devastating flood that caused similar damage in Rio Grande do Sul in 1941. The river reached 4.78 meters, surpassing its flood level by 1.78 meters.   Projections by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS in Portuguese) indicate that the Guaíba River will probably reach between 5.5 and 5.6 meters in the coming days “We're here to warn you about the rains which are going to be heavy again,” said meteorologist Cátia Valente on the Civil Defense of Rio Grande do Sul's Instagram account driven by the formation of an extratropical cyclone over the sea off the coast of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina (both states part of Brazil’s southern region are expected to hit mainly the east of Rio Grande do Sul.   there will probably be hydrological responses and especially in the higher areas,” Valente said The advance of a polar air mass may cause temperatures to fall to a minimum of 10°C on Monday (13) But the cold weather will increase over the next few days According to the National Meteorological Institute (Inmet minimum temperatures will be between 2ºC and 9ºC with frost in the regions bordering Uruguay.   residents of the city of Caxias do Sul rushed out of their homes when they felt tremors downtown and in the Madureira and Universitário neighborhoods.   The Fire Brigade is advising residents to leave their homes if the walls or beams are cracked Tremors can occur due to the soil settling under the impact of heavy rain.   a landslide caused another death on Sunday (12). Luciano Lacava worked for two decades as a civil servant at Caxias do Sul Development Company He was buried in the northern part of the city Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad told Brazilian news website G1 that Rio Grande do Sul could stop paying its debt to the Federal Government for two years.   The counterpart is that this money, equivalent to BRL8 billion (US$ 1.56 mi) must be invested in rebuilding the affected cities and towns. On Monday (13), Haddad met with the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Eduardo Leite (PSDB), to discuss the issue.  However, the financial resources needed to recover from the damage still ongoing are much higher. There are towns that, having been completely submerged and constantly facing this problem, must be rebuilt elsewhere. Cruzeiro do Sul, Roca Sales and Muçum are among them. The three are located next to the Taquari River. To rebuild these three towns, which have between 5,000 and 10,000 inhabitants, the Rio Grande do Sul government initially estimates that BRL30 billion (about US$5.86 bi) will be needed.   All original content produced and editorially authored by Brasil de Fato may be reproduced, provided it is not altered and proper credit is given. All original content produced and editorially authored by Brasil de Fato may be reproduced, provided it is not altered and proper credit is given. Reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu; Writing by Carolina Pulice and Anthony Boadle; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien George Washington wins the 2019 Grande Premio Brasil at Hipodromo Gavea G1) winner Raptor's and multiple group stakes-winning mare High Wire has been entered in the Grande Premio Brasil (G1) June 18 at Hipodromo da Gavea in Rio de Janeiro The winner of the 1 1/2-mile race will earn an automatic starting position into the Nov 4 $4 million Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) via the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In Raptor's, a 3-year-old Haras Do Morro homebred by Hat Trick  made his biggest career score last time out at Gavea Sent off as the 6-5 favorite April 16 in the 1 1/2-mile Brazilian Derby (G1) Raptor's took command on the turn for home and powered to a 4 3/4-length victory for his first group 1 win High Wire has dominated female competition at Gavea, winning five of her last six starts for Stud HRN, all at the 1 1/4 mile distance. A 4-year-old by Agnes Gold  out of the English Channel mare Fly by Wire As the odds-on favorite in her first two outings this year High Wire won a March 12 stakes race by 7 3/4 lengths and followed up that performance with a 5 1/2-length win in the April 12 Riboletta (G3) over a heavy course Should her connections decide not to challenge males on Sunday High Wire has also been entered in the Grand Premio Roberto and Nelson Seabra (G1) June 17 at Gavea Esteves has entered three more Grande Premio Brasil starters including Stud Verde's 4-year-old Online this son of Agnes Gold has won seven races at distances ranging from seven furlongs to 1 1/2 miles and has finished in the money in eight of his last nine starts His only off-the-board finish came in last year's Grande Premio Brasil when he trailed the field of 10 runners Esteves's two other starters are Stud HRN's 5-year-old Olympic Kremlin and Stud Red Rafa's group 2 winner Osprey Sign up for BloodHorse Daily Haras Phillipson's veteran 6-year-old Nao Da Mais  the biggest of them being the 2019 Carlos Pellegrini-Internacional (G1) in Argentina Nao Da Mais made his return race in Brazil May 7 at Cidade Jardim in Sao Paulo finishing second by a nose in the Clasico Sao Paolo (G1) As a part of the benefits of the Challenge Series, Breeders' Cup will pay the entry fees for the winner of the Grande Premio Brasil to start in the Breeders' Cup Turf, which will be run at 1 1/2 miles at Santa Anita Park Breeders' Cup will also provide a travel allowance for all starters based outside of North America to compete in the World Championships The Challenge Series winner must be nominated to the Breeders' Cup program by the pre-entry deadline of Oct This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Storms in Brazil have sparked floods and caused a hydroelectric dam to collapse, with at least 29 people dead and 60 missing. Shocking images and video show people wading through chest-high muddy water and huge swathes of land submerged in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in the country's south.  The region has since declared a state of emergency with the death toll expected to rise and a desperate search underway for dozens of missing people among collapsed homes, bridges and roads.  Storm damage has affected nearly 150 municipalities in the state, also injuring 36 people and displacing more than 10,000. Part of the structure of the hydroelectric dam '14 de Julho' located between the town of Cotipora and the city of Bento Goncalves has also collapsed on Thursday, raising the level of water in the Taquari river.  The downpour started on Monday and was expected to last through Friday. In some areas, such as valleys, mountain slopes and cities, more than six inches of rain fell in 24 hours, according to Brazil's National Institute of Meteorology, known by the Portuguese acronym INMET, on Tuesday. Governor Eduardo Leite said Rio Grande do Sul was dealing with 'the worst disaster in [its] history', and he added: 'We are living a very critical moment in the state.' 'With the deepest pain in my heart, I know it will be even more,' the governor said of the death toll. President Lula, who has blamed the torrent on climate change, arrived in the town of Santa Maria in the morning with a delegation of ministers and held a working meeting with Leite and other officials to coordinate rescue efforts, the government said. The president promised 'there will be no lack of human or material resources' to 'minimize the suffering this extreme event... is causing in the state.' The federal government, he added, 'will be 100 percent at the disposition' of state officials. Central authorities has already made available 12 aircraft, 45 vehicles and 12 boats as well as 626 soldiers to help clear roads, distribute food, water and mattresses, and set up shelters, a press statement said. As the rains continued, forecasts warned the state's main Guaiba River, which has already overflowed its banks in some areas, would reach an extraordinary level of three meters (9.8 feet) by Thursday and four meters the next day. Entire communities in Rio Grande do Sul state have been completely cut off as persistent rains have destroyed bridges and blocked roads, and left towns without even telephone or internet services. Rescuers and soldiers have been scrambling to free families trapped in their homes, many stuck on rooftops to escape rising waters. 'I came here to help people, to get them out of the flooding because it is very dangerous. The current is very strong,' said fisherman Guilverto Luiz, who was helping rescue efforts in Sao Sebastiaio do Cai, about 70 km from Porto Alegre, the state capital.  'I've never seen anything like this... it's all under water,' said Raul Metzel, a 52-year-old machine operator in the municipality of Capela de Santana. Authorities have urged people to avoid areas along state highways due to a risk of mudslides, and those who live near rivers or on hillsides to evacuate. Hundreds of thousands of people have been left without access to electricity and drinking water, while classes have been suspended state-wide. On Wednesday, the state's deputy governor, Gabriel Souza, said damages have been estimated at £16million.  Mayor Sandra Backes of Sinimbu said the situation in her town was 'a nightmare.' 'Sinimbu is like a war zone, completely destroyed... All the stores, businesses, supermarkets - everything is devastated,' she said in a video posted on Instagram. Elsewhere, in Santa Cruz do Sul, lifeguards used boats to transport residents, many of them children, to safety. The region's rivers had already been swollen from previous storms. 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Some reports claim the River Taquari is 11 metres above normal levels One man is reported missing in San Francisco de Paula after he tried to cross a dam in his car and was swept away by the raging flood waters Local rescue services are still searching for the man Another person has been reported injured in a separate incident as a result of the floods Floods and landslides recently hit the state of Rio Grande do Sul in 2008 and 2011 as many as 40,000 people were affected by flooding and mudslides after torrential rain Hundreds were made homeless and around 12 people died A state of emergency was declared in 7 cities in the state In November 2008 Rio Grande do Sul was hit hard by flooding although the bordering state of Santa Catarina suffered worse where 50 people died and 20,000 were left homeless Sources: Globo.com Cruzeiro do Sul has about 80,000 inhabitants, who live mainly from agriculture, with the presence of small farmers and large estates. The city is located in the northern tip of the State of Acre, which is part of the Amazon area, and is a few kilometers from Peru, the mountains and the Amazon rainforest. “Cruzeiro is an isolated city,” says Fr Cappelletti. “To get to the state capital, Rio Branco, it takes 10 hours by bus, and there are no direct flights from other cities in Brazil. It is a city full of children, adolescents and young people. But youth unemployment is enormous and this favors the action of the drug cartels. Three years ago the violence exceeded all limits, with bloody deaths of young people in every corner of the city.” “I was in Cruzeiro at the end of February,” continues the Salesian missionary. “I tackled 1,200 km of roads full of holes, unpaved for long stretches. The situation that stands out is the huge number of children and young people present in the poorest bairros. In those days there was also a great flood throughout the state, which gave me even more an impression of abandonment and poverty.” “The dream factory” is the name of this new missionary reality, which Fr Cappelletti chose together with Msgr. Juvenal. “We want to give new perspectives of peaceful coexistence, of insertion into the professional world and of active participation in the life of the Church,” adds the Salesian. The community will have its own home within a part of the former minor seminary, which is already being renovated. Next to the house there will be a beautiful oratory with a football field, meeting rooms, an indoor gym and lots of surrounding green spaces. The Salesians shall be responsible for the city's youth animation through the oratory and also the weekend animation in the bairros, involving children, teenagers and young people, so that they become positive protagonists of the city and of their own lives. 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Of all 497 cities and towns in Rio Grande do Sul, 401 have already reported problems related to storms and floods The forecast for rain from the middle of this week in areas already devastated by storms once again puts the state's population on alert there is a possibility of intense wind gusts over 100km/h The National Meteorological Institute (Inmet in Portuguese) also warns of risk of hail Source: BdF Rio Grande do Sul All original content produced and editorially authored by Brasil de Fato may be reproduced provided it is not altered and proper credit is given All original content produced and editorially authored by Brasil de Fato may be reproduced Devido às fortes chuvas que causaram estragos em diversas cidades do Rio Grande do Sul a Defesa Civil estadual tem atuado para atender a população afetada e garantir a segurança das pessoas Confira abaixo o último relatório sobre as ações de resgate nas localidades atingidas *Está sendo apurado se os óbitos têm relação com os eventos meteorológicos as pessoas podem se cadastrar para receberem os alertas meteorológicos da Defesa Civil estadual é necessário enviar o CEP da localidade por SMS para o número 40199 tornando o número disponível para receber as informações sempre que elas forem divulgadas Também é possível se cadastrar via aplicativo Whatsapp. Para ter acesso ao serviço, é necessário se registrar pelo telefone (61) 2034-4611 ou clicando aqui é preciso interagir com o robô de atendimento enviando um simples "Oi" o usuário pode compartilhar sua localização atual ou qualquer outra do seu interesse para receber as mensagens que serão encaminhadas pela Defesa Civil estadual Subiu para 414 o número de municípios afetados pelas enchentes causadas que atingiram o Rio Grande do Sul, conforme balanço da Defesa Civil divulgado às 9h desta quarta-feira, 8. São 13 a mais do que no boletim anterior, de terça, 7 Receba as principais notícias direto no WhatsApp! Inscreva-se no canal do Terra A quantidade de óbitos confirmados se manteve a mesma Cruzeiro do Sul e Gramado foram os municípios com mais registro de pessoas mortas por causa das chuvas há o registro de 1.450.078 pessoas afetadas pelo desastre A Defesa Civil investiga ainda a causa de outros quatro óbitos que podem ter relação com as enchentes O governo do Rio Grande do Sul também divulga diariamente a medição do nível dos rios A comparação com a medição anterior mostra que o nível da água tem caído muito lentamente Voluntários que salvaram 128 vítimas na enchente de 2022 em São João Batista estão no Rio Grande do Sul para dar apoio aos gaúchos atingidos pelas enchentes no Rio Grande do Sul Eles fazem parte do grupo Gerar (Grupo de Resgate de Alto Risco) que já atuou em diversas situações em Santa Catarina e em outros estados no país O Piloto Rafael Carrard; a copiloto Mariana Tomelim; o tripulante operacional e especialista em resgate de altura Carlos Nataniel de Barros; e o tripulante de resgate e secretário da Defesa Civil de João Batista “É muito triste ter que vivenciar novamente mais uma catástrofe mas é nosso dever dentro do nosso conhecimento técnico realizar este trabalho Estamos desempenhando esta função com total foco humanitário tem mais de 20 anos de experiência como piloto e já participou de missões até mesmo no Haiti O que nos motiva é poder oferecer o nosso melhor dentro do cenário que já sabemos que vamos encontrar” Ele acrescenta ainda que a situação na região do Vale do Taquari é muito pior do que a de Brumadinho Os voluntários estão empenhados na missão de resgate e ações humanitárias Não há previsão de retorno da equipe.Enchentes deixam mais de 25 mil pessoas fora de casa Dados atualizados da Defesa Civil do Rio Grande do Sul apontam para um total de 46 mortos e outros 46 desaparecidos Mais de 90 municípios foram atingidos pelo ciclone extratropital que deixou 4.794 desabrigados e 20.490 desalojados sendo que 3.130 precisaram ser resgatadas e 924 tiveram ferimentos o repasse de R$741 milhões em recursos para as cidades atingidas pela passagem de um ciclone extratropical no Rio Grande do Sul O anúncio foi feito pelo vice-presidente Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) que esteve no RS com uma comitiva de oito ministros O pagamento do Bolsa Família neste mês será unificado A família Pederiva está movimentando uma ação para arrecadar água e materiais de higiene pessoal e limpeza pois roupas já conseguiram o suficiente Todos os itens serão entregues no dia 13 de setembro Quem tiver interesse em fazer doações pode entrar em contato com Henrique Pederiva através do número (47) 3018-0101 Os Pederiva têm familiares e amigos no Rio Grande do Sul na região de Estrela e também em Muçum uma das cidades mais atingidas pelo ciclone extratropical que chegou a atingir mais de 29 metros acima da normalidade