NEGLECT
Power outage affects over 2 million households in São Paulo state
Italian electricity company Enel released a report on Monday morning (14)
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WATCH IT
‘The River Just Wants to Pass Through’: documentary shows the point of view of those affected by the floods in Brazil
The film shows views of Indigenous people, quilombolas, settlers, and urban dwellers on the state's biggest catastrophe
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RIO GRANDE DO SUL
‘The far right sees the environment as an enemy,’ says the executive secretary of Brazil’s Climate Observatory
Márcio Astrini warns about the risks of the 'Destruction Package' in the Congress
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FLOODS
In Rio Grande do Sul, death tool due to flooding rises to 169
56 people are missing and 581,000 are still displaced; Canoas resumes commercial flights on Monday (27)
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FLOODING IN BRAZIL
‘The tragedy in the south of Brazil is a consequence of the minimum state plan,’ says researcher
Mima Feltrin says that Porto Alegre city hall and the state government are outsourcing their obligations
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DISINFORMTION
Flooding in Rio Grande do Sul: wave of right-wing disinformation reinforces the need for regulating social media platforms
Podcast discusses the urgency of governmental actions to tackle disinformation amid the tragedy
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CALAMITY
Death toll and missing people rise in Rio Grande do Sul due to floods, and more rain is coming
Rain decreases on Tuesday (14), but returns on Thursday (16); minimum temperatures may reach 2ºC
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public warehouses
Without stocks of rice and beans, Brazil will probably import food after the flood in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil's National Supply Company hasn't bought basic food for more than six years
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CLIMATE CHANGE
How China built its flood prevention program
In 2015, the country chose 16 cities to be part of a project to drain huge amounts of water
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INTERVIEW
Heavy rains in southern Brazil are likely to make food prices soar
The state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s largest rice producer, is severely devastated by recent floods
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