Overview

• ICMBio reports roughly 3,300 hectares burned since Sept. 28, with most hotspots concentrated in the APA Pouso Alto area and its surroundings.
• Firefighters say the blaze threatens the Kalunga quilombola territory and has reached an indigenous reserve but is not currently endangering nearby towns.
• About 100 personnel, including 57 military firefighters alongside ICMBio/Prevfogo brigades and volunteers, are working to hold containment lines.
• An Ibama helicopter is moving crews across rugged, mountainous terrain during very low humidity, which is complicating ground operations.
• At the fire service’s request, CEGIF initiated an operation with Military Police, Civil Police and Semad to investigate possible criminal causes, including burns set to stimulate pasture regrowth.