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Storms Leave Greater São Paulo With Widespread Blackouts as Paraná Logs 1.1 Million Outages

Authorities report injuries following gusts near 100 km/h that battered urban infrastructure.

Overview

  • More than 200,000 Enel customers remained without power in Greater São Paulo on Tuesday morning, with restoration at 68% since Monday afternoon and Cajamar proportionally the hardest hit.
  • Winds reached about 98 km/h in the capital and up to 109 km/h in São José dos Campos, toppling trees and damaging lines across multiple cities.
  • An Isa Energia Brasil substation shutdown initially cut power to about 900,000 Enel customers on Monday before distribution damage extended outages, with the cause under investigation.
  • Transport and structures were affected, including canceled flights and water ingress at Congonhas Airport, a partial roof collapse at CPTM’s Brás station, and a ceiling failure at Shopping Tamboré with no injuries reported.
  • In Paraná, Copel called the event its most severe of 2025, peaking at about 1.1 million outages; roughly 75,900 customers were still off Tuesday morning as 2,700+ electricians worked, and one storm-related death was confirmed.