Brazil’s aid measures after historic floods battering Rio Grande do Sul state will result in a fiscal impact of 7.7 billion reais ($1.49 billion) for the federal government, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Wednesday. Most of the impact will …
Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul killed 39 people, with another 68 still missing, the state civil defense agency said Friday, as record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homes. It …
The civil defense office in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul says floods caused by torrential rains have displaced more than 18,000 people across more than 100 cities. The civil defense website says most of those who fled …