Do you have a positive or negative outlook for the biofuels industry in 2025 View Results We use cookies to improve your experience on our site. Learn more. O endereço abaixo não existe na globo.com Heavy rain fell in the state from 02 September. As of 05 September, at least 4 people had lost their lives and around 350 people were displaced from their homes. 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 Passo Fundo city in South Brasil once again has a Bowling alley The Bowler – Interactive Bowling and Sports Bar is the first sports bar in the north of Rio Grande do Sul state Fun is guaranteed on the 6 high-tech Imply® Bowling Lanes The Bowler is equipped with our Evolution Bowling Show Interactive Platform which projects 3D visual effects onto the Lanes making the experiences even more incredible the location offers a complete Sports Bar with a themed menu to enjoy the best cuisine and watch sports games The concept and decor were inspired by successful bars in United States Contact us too to surprise the entertainment in your city! 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Vargas Magdaleno is a performer and seasoned guitar pedagogue with more than a decade of experience heading guitar programs at the University of Passo Fundo and Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Sul and the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire he has taught master classes and clinics at Yamandu Costa School of Music and the Federal University of Santa Maria Vargas Magdaleno has also founded guitar festivals and outreach programs including the Passo Fundo International Guitar Festival which offers free music education and instrument lessons for underprivileged children and teenagers Vargas Magdaleno maintains an active career with solo and chamber appearances in South America His diverse engagements include collaborations with orchestras as well as collaborations with renowned musicians such as Dr Vargas Magdaleno has collaborated with some of the most important 21st century composers of his native Brazil The collaboration resulted in publications such as “Siqueira's Guitar Book” N.1 (Wip Edizioni) “Four Fragments of Time for Guitar and Electronics” (Universal Edition) and “50 Visioni in Miniature & Silenzi” (Universal Edition) He continuously publishes his research on Marcus Siqueira’s music and this year he joined the scientific committee of the International Hisarli Ahmet Symposium in Kütahya Vargas Magdaleno most recently served as an associate lecturer at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire in Guitar Performance from the University of Kentucky at Lexington in Classical Guitar Performance from the University of Arizona where he was a teaching assistant and studied with guest artists David Russell from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Contact Us | 716-673-3111 © 2025 State University of New York at Fredonia - 280 Central Avenue - Fredonia Diálogo Américas Brazil’s Federal Police (PF) launched Operation Rookies to dismantle a criminal organization that engaged in transnational narcotrafficking and money laundering “The Justice ordered the blocking of 130 bank accounts of 30 people under investigation,” the PF reported members of the criminal organization moved close to $42 million between 2017 and 2021 from accomplices’ bank accounts “The criminal organization was dismantled with the arrest of 10 people,” the PF’s Social Communication Office in Passo Fundo PF officers carried out dozens of search and seizure warrants and served preventive detention warrants and temporary detention warrants in 12 cities in the states of Rio Grande do Sul Among the targets of Operation Rookies was a man already imprisoned for theft in the Regional Prison of Caxias do Sul four cell phone and notes were seized,” the Brazilian digital newspaper GZHreported The investigation began when officers suspected that a man currently serving time for narcotrafficking was arranging drug shipments to Europe from his prison cell “Those under investigation had the support of other detainees and people at liberty who would act by recruiting young people without criminal records to transport drugs to Europe in exchange for payment,” the PF said a man residing in Passo Fundo was arrested at Zurich Airport in Switzerland when disembarking from a flight from Brazil carrying 4 kilograms of cocaine hidden in his luggage a woman from Passo Fundo and a man from Santa Catarina who accompanied her were arrested in Copenhagen They too carried drugs hidden in their suitcases “The investigation is also looking into other cases of drug shipments that have resulted in arrests in Europe,” Brazilian newspaper Correio do Povo reported The operation highlights the continuing use of human carriers to move drugs by plane a strategy that is decades old and lands hundreds of people in jail an organization that studies organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean the use of couriers or drug mules is widespread in Latin America with men and women recruited in vast numbers Some ingests narcotics before boarding a flight Women make up almost half of the drug mules detained each year at Brazil’s international airports according to police data for the 2017-2020 period the criminal group was also active in the distribution of drugs in Passo Fundo and the region It received marijuana and cocaine from Curitiba as well as synthetic drugs from the coast of Santa Catarina The group then passed them on to local dealers responsible for selling the narcotics to consumers The search warrants were served in Marau and Caxias do Sul (Rio Grande do Sul) those under investigation will be charged with international drug trafficking For more on security and defense issues around the globe Get our news on your inbox! Suscribe x MercoPress, en Español Montevideo, May 5th 2025 - 13:10 UTC In a move to preserve the safety of workers and passengers alike the Salgado Filho Airport serving the city of Porto Alegre the capital of the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul has announced it would be suspending all operations until further notice The Gaúcho State is going through a heavy storm and subsequent floods that have already left nearly 40 people dead and the number is expected to grow given the number of persons still unaccounted for said in a statement that landings and take-offs have been suspended indefinitely effective since 8 pm Friday to ensure the safety of staff and passengers in the face of the state of calamity caused by the heavy rainfall in Rio Grande do Sul Travelers were advised to contact the airlines for more information about their flights Rio Grande do Sul has recorded 39 deaths as a result of the rains that have hit the state since the beginning of the week More than 8,000 people have already been rescued by the integrated security forces and 24,000 are homeless Latam Airlines said that flights to Porto Alegre and from the capital to other locations were canceled until midday on Saturday (4) Flights between Caxias do Sul (RS) and Passo Fundo (RS) will continue For passengers scheduled to fly on Sunday (5) the company is offering rebooking without penalty Azul has canceled take-offs and landings until noon on Sunday (5) The company also said that passengers whose flights have been canceled will receive more information via the Azul app Customers with tickets booked for the next few days will be able to reschedule their flights or request a cancellation in exchange for credit for future trips Gol has canceled all arrivals and departures until 11.59 pm on Sunday The company will also accept flight rebookings without additional fees The amount will be credited towards future flights This applies to arrivals and departures from the airports of Porto Alegre The State's government has counted 265 municipalities affected Governor Eduardo Leite said the situation was still critical He also warned residents of Porto Alegre and the metropolitan region who could be affected by the flooding of Lake Guaíba “All the protection systems are being put to the test because of a very large and persistent volume of water injuring and even putting people's lives at risk,” Leite warned Governor Eduardo Leite said that technical information shows that the Taquari River should continue to drop in the coming hours “Given the volume of rainfall in the northeast of the state in the rivers that contribute to the Taquari we expect the river level to continue to drop and not rise again But we still have to be very careful,” he said The state government is also monitoring the situation of the Gravataí as well as the Guaíba and the 14 de Julho dam Another basin being monitored from Friday is the Uruguay River due to the rain forecast for the next few days in the north and northeast of the state despite the state's financial difficulties there will be no shortage of state resources for municipalities to restore normality “We're going to get money from wherever we can in order to be able to provide services to all the people,” he guaranteed adding that the funds will be passed on directly to the municipalities The commander of the Southern Joint Command of Operation Taquari 2 said that it had not yet been possible to set up the field hospital in Estrela due to the difficulty of access to the region the structure is coming from Rio de Janeiro to set up another field hospital which can be installed anywhere in the state More than 100 people have died in weather-related disasters in the state since last year Commenting for this story is now closed.If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page Bernie Ecclestone arrested in Brazil for illegally carrying a gun Tokyo government reaffirms connections to Islamic countries Brazil — A powerful cyclone ravaged southern Brazil killing at least 27 people and displacing hundreds raising the death toll as more victims have been discovered Most of the fatalities were in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul with an additional victim found in neighboring Santa Catarina The extratropical cyclone slammed into the region beginning Monday night, dumping more than 11 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. Heavy winds caused extreme damage and hundreds fled rising rivers for higher ground. Brazil's National Institute of Meteorology has warned that more rainfall is on its way many residents were rescued by helicopters from rooftops Police officers check a house as residents wade through a flooded street after floods caused by a cyclone in Passo Fundo Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has promised to do whatever is necessary to "save people from these problems." Authorities point to warming weather from climate change for the extreme rainfall There are many factors that can cause extreme weather however a warming climate makes intense rainfall more likely at least 40 people died in flooding and landslides in São Paulo state Lula has vowed to reach zero deforestation in the Amazon by 2030 The Amazon's trees absorb carbon and are seen as vital to combat global warming Deforestation levels under his far-right predecessor The government announced this week that deforestation dropped 66% in August over the previous year's figures That comes on the heels of similar deforestation declines in July That is good news since numbers usually increase during the hot dry months Brazil's environment minister also announced the demarcation of two new Indigenous reserves Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders say the move is vital legal protection for native peoples who resist illegal mining and encroaching agriculture on their lands Become an NPR sponsor Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world the populist president is giving squatters title to their farms and allowing more people to carry firearms outside the home A statue honoring Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in front of the airport in Passo Fundo The Passo Fundo region in the state of Rio Grande do Sul is one of the strongholds of support for Bolsonaro in the country Franciele Raffo’s parents took over a small plot of land 800 miles south of São Paulo just shy of Brazil’s border with Argentina They soon began raising dairy cattle on the rich and later expanded the stables to make room for pigs There was just one hitch: They’d bought the 47-acre farm from a squatter Photo: Fabian Brockotter3 Brazilian poultry plants were forced to halt operations due to outbreaks of the coronavirus among employees in Rio Grande do Sul state The plants produce for BRF (Brazil Foods) and JBS Over 100 employees have tested positive for the new coronavirus at Passo Fundo and Lajeado in Rio Grande do Sul state ordered a “precautionary ban” to a JBS facility for 15 days from 7 may onwards The slaughterhouse was suspended by order of Regional Labour Authority since April 24 but its operation was reopened just last week by the Justice 62 have tested positive for the new coronavirus “JBS formally contests the arguments presented in the notice of infraction issued by Passo Fundo municipality (RS) that contradicts judicial decision of the 2nd Labour Court of Passo Fundo which authorised the resumption of the unit’s operations The company has adopted all necessary preventive measures for the protection and safety of its employees and will take all appropriate measures to reverse the municipal ban.” JBS formally contests the arguments presented in the notice of infraction…” the Justice determined that the company must reduce employee’s presence by half in the production area MP) wanted the Minuano to close completely and had the same idea for another BRF´s facility in the same city BRF and Minuano employ over 4,000 people in the slaughterhouses in Lajeado and The company highlights that food production is an essential sector and “it continues to operate and maintain its commitment to the health and safety of employees the production chain and supplying the population,” said BRF´s note for the press Brazil’s poultry sector barely affected by Covid-19The Cepea´s study about the coronavirus impact on Brazilian agribusiness concludes that the poultry sector is barely affected, meeting projections in trade and jobs. The company also announced a series of measures it is taking to contain the coronavirus and protect employees. The group also pointed out that it signed a commitment with the Labour Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPT), ensuring that measures to protect workers have already adopted. Support non-profit journalism and perspectives from around the world. See all those languages? The Lingua project at Global Voices works to bring down barriers to understanding through translation. One of the billboards taken down in Passo Fundo in the state of Rio Grande do Sul | Image: Ingra Costa/Used with permission On Sept. 5, less than a month before the first round of Brazil’s elections, the electoral courts ordered the removal of two billboards showing the image of current president Jair Bolsonaro (PL in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul The decision was the result of legal action taken by two candidates running for Congress in an opposition party, the PSOL (Socialism and Freedom Party): the current state Congress member Luciana Genro and Ingra Costa, a candidate for federal Congress member. And it was shared on social media by Costa Another billboard taken down in Passo Fundo (Rio Grande do Sul) before the 2022 electoral campaign | Image: Ingra Costa/Used with permission Those referring to Bolsonaro seem to be the most common In the region where the candidates brought this case, they are nothing new, as Ingra told Global Voices. During the campaign period, old billboards in support of the current president have been restored and new ones have been put up, despite being against the law With the removal of billboards by court order, Costa recounted having become the victim of intimidation but is not an acquaintance of hers) says he will “make a prayer to take the demons out of her life” and talks about “setting fire to the devil.” to believers” and said he would also go to court if he found billboards of her and Luciana in the city O processo eleitoral tem diversas regras que mantêm a lisura do processo e elas devem ser respeitadas por todos os candidatos independente de qual partido ou cargo no qual estejam As regras eleitorais servem para todos e toda publicidade eleitoral deve estar dentro da legislação Eles não são o ‘alecrim dourado’ para fazer o que querem Apesar de não estarem acostumados a agir dentro da lei seguiremos cobrando e fazendo a nossa parte The electoral process has various rules that ensure its integrity and they must be respected by all candidates regardless of which party or office they are in The electoral rules apply to everybody and all electoral propaganda must be within the law They are not ‘special ones’ [who can] do whatever they want Even though they are not used to acting within the law we will continue to demand [it] and do our part The courts ordered the immediate removal of a billboard located in Comodoro, in Mato Grosso, central-western Brazil | Image: TRE-MT (Regional Electoral Court from Mato Grosso)  A survey by the news website G1 shows that the electoral courts have ordered the removal of billboards of this nature alleging that the political left is linked to crimes in at least eight Brazilian states during the electoral period Federal law prohibits the use of billboards for electoral propaganda in Brazil, which can lead to fines of between R$5,000 and R$15,000 (about US$980 and US$2,940) The ban applies to the electoral and pre-electoral periods because conduct prohibited in the campaign is also prohibited in the pre-campaign a fine is imposed if an electoral objective is proven According to Law No É vedada a propaganda eleitoral mediante outdoors as coligações e os candidatos à imediata retirada da propaganda irregular e ao pagamento de multa no valor de R$ 5.000,00 (cinco mil reais) a R$ 15.000,00 (quinze mil reais) coalitions and candidates are subject to the immediate removal of irregular propaganda and the payment of a fine of between R$5,000.00 (five thousand reais) and R$15,000.00 (fifteen thousand reais) In February, a judge from the court rejected a lawsuit by the Workers Party considering that there was no electoral propaganda in the messages deemed that the billboards carried complimentary messages and praised Bolsonaro's attributes the majority decided that they constituted early electoral propaganda The Superior Electoral Court, however, dismissed the claim against Bolsonaro because it considered that there was no evidence that he knew about the irregular propaganda A query made to the Superior Electoral Court by the website G1 revealed that at least 25 complaints of irregular electoral billboards were lodged in 2022 Two of the billboards made comparisons between the candidates praising Bolsonaro and referring to the former president Lula pejoratively On those making comparisons between candidates, images such as the socialist hammer and sickle are attached to left-wing candidates and Lula while the Brazilian flag is reserved for Bolsonaro and right-wing conservatives The lawyer Tailaine Cristina Costa, who specializes in electoral law and administrative law and is a member of the Paraná Institute of Electoral Law (IPRADE) A polêmica dos outdoors está vinculada a questão do custo dessa propaganda porque tem visibilidade e se beneficia quem pode pagar mais Lembrando que a proibição ocorreu faz tempo desde que a pessoa não mostre vínculo político-eleitoral no conteúdo Há quem defenda que não deve haver proibição O que entra em discussão na questão da limitação é o fato de que um indivíduo pode contratar um outdoor para veicular alguma comemoração ou agradecimento o que gera visibilidade e não possui fim político-eleitoral declarado O que é proibido é assinar como candidato ou pré-candidato The billboard polemic is linked to the issue of the cost of this propaganda because it provides exposure and it benefits those who can pay more Note that the prohibition happened a long time ago provided that the person does not show any political-electoral connection in the content There are some who argue that there should not be a ban What comes under discussion in the question of limitations is the fact that an individual can hire a billboard to convey some celebration or gratitude which generates visibility but has no declared political-electoral purpose What is prohibited is to sign it as a candidate or pre-candidate She added that there is a defined size limit for propaganda on signs and billboards: com a exceção o comitê central [da campanha] As razões da irregularidade estão diante justamente da proibição de outdoor de modo que foi ocorrendo a construção desses limites but recently the limitation has been 0.5m² with the exception of the central committee [of the campaign] The reasons for the discrepancy are precisely because of the prohibition of billboards such that these limits were then developed As for the so-called “lambe-lambe” (posters of various sizes that are placed in public spaces) the lawyer clarified that they must have a maximum size of 0.5m² Regarding the effective enforcement of the law Qualquer pessoa pode denunciar a irregularidade o juiz pode determinar a retirada imediata vai ser verificado se realmente extrapola as medidas e é determinada retirada e aplicação de multa ao candidato it will be verified if it actually exceeds the limits and [if so] its removal will be ordered and the candidate will be fined ERROR: SECURITY TIMEOUT - Please copy 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Looks like this is a wrong url or this page has been taken down © 2025 Bennett, Coleman & Company Limited tribal clericsRadar signals from space bouncing off burnt rockResponsible for the travelling Alien WorkshopYou might also like1EmbedCancelHow to Format Lyrics: To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum This song bio is unreviewedGenius Annotation1 contributorThis is track nine on the 2004 solo album ‘What’s Wrong With Bill?’ and details the events following an extraterrestrial encounter similar to the 2002 film ‘Signs’ +1ShareQ&AFind answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning