The northern state saw 2,057 fire outbreaks last month, and 2,661 since the beginning of the year—higher than all the 2,659 recorded in 2023. In February last year, wildfires totaled 168.
According to MST, an internet company was in the process of installing services at the camp when the antenna collided with the high-voltage power network.
The blaze raged in the Monte Pascoal National Park in Porto Seguro city, in Southern Bahia. The area is part of the already-threatened Atlantic forest biome.
A research indicates that these fires scorched an extensive area covering 44,998 square kilometers within the Brazilian segment of this unique biome, a figure significantly higher than previous estimates,
A total of 242 people died in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul state. At least 23 individuals were held accountable for different crimes, but an outcome is still pending.
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