Geological Service of Brazil hydrologist Guilherme Cardoso highlights that the primary concern currently is the extended drought period, similar to what occurred in 2023.
The river's level drop is due to below-average rainfall from November last year to April this year, which is typically the rainy season for the region.
Supported by the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), this operation covered 1,500 kilometers of the Madeira River.
Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca has announced a meeting with Brazil's Luiz Alberto Figueiredo on April 7 to discuss the Madeira river overflow and the controversy over the role the Santo Antônio and Jirau hydroelectric plants may have played on floods in the Boliv