Overview

• Toyota reported severe structural damage at its sole Latin American engine factory and said production is halted indefinitely while a damage report is prepared.
• The Sorocaba assembly plant suspended three shifts indefinitely due to the interruption in just-in-time engine deliveries, and the Indaiatuba unit also depends on Porto Feliz output.
• Private meteorologists told TV TEM the event was an F2 tornado, while São Paulo’s civil defense rejected that assessment and attributed the destruction to strong frontal winds with local gusts up to 90 km/h.
• Employees sheltered behind or inside machinery as the roof was torn away, with minor injuries reported and no fatalities, according to local authorities and the metalworkers’ union.
• Large roof sections were carried kilometers into cane fields and along the Marechal Rondon highway, the city declared an emergency, and at least seven parked vehicles were destroyed by debris.