Overview

• Firefighting in Chapada dos Veadeiros has entered a seventh day with 132 personnel deployed, helicopter support ongoing and the runway in Cavalcante inspected to enable fixed‑wing water drops.
• Authorities report thousands of hectares burned, damage to multiple private reserves and a house lost, with the Kalunga quilombola territory and areas near the national park under close watch.
• Police opened an inquiry and a CEGIF enforcement operation to trace human‑caused ignitions, including a line of investigation involving pasture renewal, with full forensics to follow after control.
• Exceptionally low humidity near 10% and strong, shifting winds in rugged terrain are driving fire behavior and forcing tactical shifts to protect communities and priority conservation areas.
• Simultaneous large blazes in Minas Gerais, including about 7,000 hectares burned near Verdelândia and São João da Ponte and threats near Serra do Gandarela and Serra de Santa Helena, are straining resources.