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 Laila Afifa TEMPO.CO, Sao Paulo - Brazil's Sao Paulo state said that wildfire outbreaks were affecting or closing in on 30 of its cities on Friday evening adding two people had died in an industrial plant trying to hold back the flames The state government also warned that forest fires could spread rapidly from gusts of wind potentially razing large areas of natural vegetation the government has not reported flames directly reaching the city of Sao Paulo Latin America's largest by population with more than 11 million residents local media reported smoke blocking out some parts of the state capital's sky The government said two employees at an industrial plant in the city of Urupes had died on Friday while fighting a fire Earlier in the day Raizen (RAIZ4.SA) the world's largest sugarcane processor said that industrial operations at a plant in Sertaozinho had been halted since Thursday due to fires in sugarcane fields around the plant The Sao Paulo state government has created an emergency committee to handle the fires which had also blocked some 15 highways either fully or partially Brazil's wildfire season typically peaks in August and September This year wildfires started unusually early in Pantanal, the world's largest wetlands, in late May, while the number of fires in the Amazon rainforest surged to a two-decade high for July Editor's Choice: Greece Tackles Last of Wildfire Near Athens, Assesses Damage Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News Two Sumatran Tiger Cubs Born in Barumun Sanctuary, Symbolize Hope for Conservation Indonesia, France Forge Partnership for Sustainable Mining Practices Argentina Hit by Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake, Three Aftershocks Follow Indonesia's EV Ambitions Cause 26,837 Hectares of Deforestation, Greenpeace Warns 2025 Earth Day Action in Jakarta Sees Reduction of Carbon Emissions Our Ocean, Our Action: The 10th Our Ocean Conference Opens in Busan, Korea UNAIR Professor Suggests This Solution to Overcome Microplastics Impact BMKG Explains Why Turkey is Prone to Frequent Earthquakes Jakarta Governor Calls for One-Hour Lights-Off in Support of Earth Day Climate Expert Identifies Main Triggers Behind Earth's Surface Warming Brazil Police Foil Bomb Plot Targeting Lady Gaga Concert Israel's Massive Wildfire Contained After 30-Hour Firefighting Israel Wildfire Probe: Police Confirm 3 Arrests Israel's Wildfires: What We Know So Far as Cause Remains Unknown Israel Hit by Sandstorm as Wildfires Still Raging Israel's Netanyahu Declares 'National Emergency' Over Blazing Wildfires Israel Seeks International Aid as 'Largest' Wildfires Rage Near Jerusalem Indonesia and Brazil Discuss Bilateral Ties Ahead of BRICS Meeting Carlo Ancelotti Reaches Deal to Lead Brazil at 2026 World Cup Brazil Eyeing Carlo Ancelotti to Revive National Team After 2022 World Cup Setback The Pope's Role in Major Events of the Modern Era Sistine Chapel Prepares for the Election of New Pope Prabowo to Host Cambodian Senate President This Afternoon Body of Malaysian Climber Evacuated from Indonesia's Mount Rinjani, Rescuers Say Anthony Albanese Makes Indonesia His First Visit After Winning Australian Election Indonesia Suspends Sam Altman's Worldcoin, WorldID Operations Over Licensing Concerns Trump's AI-Generated Pope Image Draws Criticism as Papal Election Nears 7 Most Popular Destinations in Europe for Summer 2025 JYP Entertainment Apologizes for DAY6 Concert Chaos in Jakarta World's Best Muslim-Friendly Country Destinations, Indonesia Ranks First Hollywood Shaken as Trump Orders 100% Tariff on All Foreign-Made Films Indonesia and Japan Deepen Strategic Alliance in Clean Energy and Infrastructure Where to Go in May? Here Are the Top 12 Destinations Top 10 Highest-Paying Majors Worth Pursuing in 2025 Six Dead, Dozens Injured in India's Goa Religious Festival Stampede Jokowi Responds to Calls for VP Gibran's Impeachment Iran Detains Two Following Deadly Port Explosion Prabowo Praises Jokowi's Inflation Control in Cabinet Session, Denies Link to Gibran's Presence Exposing Trump's Move on Mike Waltz Dismissal