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Montevideo, November 30th 2025 - 17:24 UTC

Tag: Waldez Góes

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 08:28 UTC

    At least 6 killed as deadly tornado hits Brazilian town

    Integration and Regional Development Minister Waldez Góes said on Sunday that it was still not possible to measure all the damage caused by the tornado in Rio Bonito do Iguaçu

    Authorities in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná have declared a State of Public Disaster in the municipality of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu following a catastrophic tornado that struck on Friday night, leaving six people dead and causing widespread destruction.

  • Friday, May 31st 2024 - 21:19 UTC

    Porto Alegre's metro runs again after unprecedented floods

    Capacity and service length have been reduced out of security concerns pending full repairs

    Urban trains in Porto Alegre resumed operations this week, albeit on shortened routes, as the capital city of the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul slowly recovers from the unprecedented floods caused by rains way above average, Agencia Brasil reported. Convoy capacity was also cut down to 30,000 passengers from the usual 110,000 passengers on working days.

  • Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:50 UTC

    Deforestation: Brazil Amazon states want to deal directly with Norway and Germany

    The states of the Amazon region regretted that Bolsonaro’s actions had led to a suspension of donations, the statement added.

    Brazilian states containing the country’s Amazon rainforest said they want to negotiate directly with European nations who fund projects to curb deforestation after changes proposed by the federal government led Norway and Germany to suspend donations.