Civil Defense
Juiz de Fora receives military aid after rains leave 41 dead
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Heavy rains in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, caused at least 41 deaths and 17 missing, plus thousands homeless. The city declared a state of public calamity and is receiving support from the Brazilian Army. Residents report a lack of training for emergencies, while school shelters house affected families.
Firefighters found the body of Sérgio Luiz Cordeiro, 67, buried after a landslide caused by heavy rains in Natividade da Serra, in São Paulo's interior. The man had been missing since Sunday (February 22) when his home was hit by a collapsing embankment near Oswaldo Cruz Highway. This brings the total deaths related to rains in the state to 19 since December 2025.
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São Paulo's Civil Defense activated its crisis cabinet to monitor intense rains affecting the state's northern coast since Saturday. Three highways were closed due to landslides and risks of further incidents, while a man is missing after a embankment collapsed on his house in Natividade da Serra. On the coast, two people died in a shipwreck in Ubatuba, and hundreds of homes were flooded.