Pará Declares Statewide Climate Emergency and Raises Wildfire Alert

Overview

• The government of Pará published a 120-day environmental and climatic emergency by Decreto nº 5.767 on November 11, suspending permissions for the use of fire in 31 named municipalities to reduce wildfire risk.
• Two days later the state issued Decreto nº 5.782, a Level II emergency effective for 180 days that lets Defesa Civil mobilize extra teams, equipment and request federal recognition and support for areas hit by fires.
• Monitoring platforms and satellite data show intense activity: INPE recorded 2,295 heat alerts in the five days before November 12 and MARÉ estimates drought and fires are affecting more than 2.1 million people, with the west of Pará and Marajó hardest hit.
• Authorities have moved operational assets to the front lines, sending 35 brigadistas to Santarém/Baixo Amazonas, activating CIMAN coordination, deploying PrevFogo and Corpo de Bombeiros support and standing ready to call PEPIF volunteers.
• Ceará has also declared a 180-day emergency for 65 municipalities to speed water-security and fire-prevention actions as Funceme and state agencies warn a very strong El Niño could prolong drought and stress supplies into 2027.