Inmet Keeps Multi-State Severe Storm Alerts in Force as Weekend Rains Batter Brazil

Overview

• National weather alerts at orange and yellow levels cover 17 states and the Federal District with forecasts of 50–100 mm of rain per day, wind gusts of 60–100 km/h and potential hail.
• São Paulo activated a crisis cabinet and flagged high rainfall totals for the eastern half of the state, including Baixada Santista, the north coast, Vale do Paraíba, Serra da Mantiqueira, Sorocaba and Campinas.
• On-the-ground impacts include flooding, overflowing drains and fallen trees in Ribeirão Preto and house inundations and damage in Paranapuã, with firefighters responding to multiple incidents.
• Three people were injured after a large tree fell in São Paulo’s Ibirapuera Park, including a 57-year-old woman taken to hospital, according to officials and the park concessionaire.
• Inmet and local agencies warn of continued instability through the weekend, with guidance to avoid flooded routes and shelter under trees, as Petrópolis raised its operational stage and forecasts point to a persistent rain band potentially lasting into next week.