Pailona Ramirez from Guarani people looks on during rain at Pindo Poty village after it was flooded, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

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A drone view shows gas cylinders deposited in a flooded area in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

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"I don't say this lightly - but the floods in #PortoAlegre, #Brazil, are looking comparable to what Katrina did to New Orleans in 2005 -- massive evacuations, water & power outages, key infrastructure damaged, parts of city, possible long-term consequences."—Brian Winter

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The Christ the Redeemer statue displays a projection calling for help for Rio Grande do Sul as the state suffers from the massive impact of a storm that flooded several of its cities. The death toll from floods that have ravaged southern Brazil for days has surpassed 100, as the search for dozens of missing people was interrupted by more storms

Photograph: Santuario Arquidiocesano Cristo Redentor/AFP/Getty Images

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Worshippers attend the Day of the Spiritual Indoctrinator, annual celebrations at the Vale do Amanhecer (Valley of the Dawn) community in the Planaltina neighbourhood of Brasilia, Brazil. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

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Climate catastrophe news. This is a before and after of the Brazilian State of Rio Grande del Sul, following four days of relentless torrential rain.
However, in better news, Rishi Sunak's climate policy has been declared unlawful by the High Court this morning (via Adam Bienkov of Byline, see tweet). I'll post the link to the judgment when it surfaces.
Report: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/03/britain-climate-action-plan-unlawful-high-court

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#Death Toll From #Rain, Flooding In Southern #Brazil Rises To 13

Source: https://www.barrons.com/news/death-toll-from-rain-flooding-in-southern-brazil-rises-to-13-bc96d822

Entire communities in #RioGrande do Sul have been completely cut off as persistent rains have destroyed bridges and blocked roads, and left towns without even telephone or internet services.

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Death Toll From Rain, Flooding In Southern Brazil Rises To 13

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited the country's south Thursday, where the death toll from floods caused by torrential rains has risen to 13.

^Barrons

Indigenous Kayapo men attend the Terra Livre (Free Land) camp, a protest camp to demand the demarcation of land and to defend cultural rights, in Brasilia, Brazil April 22. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

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Elon Musk declared he wouldn’t comply with orders from Brazil’s Supreme Court to ban far-right accounts involved in an attempted coup.

It shows how Musk uses Twitter to amplify fascism, but also why many countries are increasingly fed up with unaccountable US tech firms.

https://disconnect.blog/elon-musk-is-already-losing-his-battle-with-brazil/

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Elon Musk is using Twitter to defend Brazil’s fascists

The fight shows countries will no longer put up with the drawbacks of unregulated social media

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