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Brazil Keeps Nationwide Danger Alerts as New Downpours Hit Espírito Santo and Threaten Mato Grosso do Sul

National weather alerts remain in force nationwide due to a forecast of persistent, locally extreme rain.

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Overview

  • Inmet warns of intense rainfall across all regions through next week, with some areas at risk of more than 200 mm, especially in northern São Paulo and the Triângulo Mineiro.
  • Muniz Freire (ES) recorded 107 mm in a short period, a stream overflowed, and two families were displaced, with river levels falling by Tuesday morning.
  • Domingos Martins (ES) saw flooding at the Morangão event center and on Avenida Modolo before waters receded, and local civil defense scheduled preventive actions on the Rota do Lagarto.
  • Parts of Mato Grosso do Sul face risk of severe storms, with Costa Rica logging 103 mm in 48 hours and up to 40 mm forecast for Campo Grande.
  • Recent storms prompted federal recognition of emergencies in 16 Southeast municipalities, with two weekend deaths in São Paulo and more than 70 fatalities reported in Minas Gerais’ Zona da Mata.