Overview
- The promotional statue at a Havan megastore in Guaíba collapsed in strong winds during a severe storm, an event captured in widely shared videos.
- The structure fell very close to a parked car without hitting people, and Mayor Marcelo Maranata said no injuries were recorded.
- Local reporting cited wind gusts between 80 and 90 km/h during the weather system affecting the Porto Alegre metropolitan area.
- Havan said the area was immediately cordoned off and that work teams would remove the fallen structure in the next hours, noting technical responsibility certification for its replicas.
- Outlets described the incident as part of broader weather damage across Rio Grande do Sul, with civil defense and infrastructure crews mobilized.