Power Cuts and Flight Disruptions Persist in São Paulo After Unusual Cyclone Winds

Overview

• Gusts reached about 98 km/h on Wednesday, with forecasters expecting weaker conditions on Thursday but still warning of bursts near 60 km/h, especially in the Vale do Paraíba and North Coast.
• Guarulhos and Congonhas logged 344 cancellations from Wednesday into Thursday morning, triggering delays and cancellations in Brasília, Vitória, Salvador, Maceió, Curitiba, Goiânia, Campo Grande, Porto Alegre and other hubs.
• The Ministry of Ports and Airports and ANAC are monitoring passenger assistance and authorized an exceptional extension of Congonhas’ operating hours to midnight for network recovery.
• Enel reports more than 1 million customers still without power after over 2 million were affected, has deployed over 1,500 teams and offered no restoration deadline, while Aneel cited a 146,000-customer peak without service in EDP’s area as EDP declined to provide totals.
• Traffic signals and water service remain disrupted alongside widespread tree falls, FecomercioSP estimates at least R$1.54 billion in lost revenue, Mayor Ricardo Nunes stayed in the city to oversee the response, and authorities confirmed one death in Campos do Jordão.