Prisoners of the Alcaçuz State Penitentiary, in the metropolitan area of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, came into another conflict, when scenes of rival drug gangs battle were broadcast live ...

Nearly 400 municipalities have been affected by the worst natural calamity ever to hit the state of Rio Grande do Sul, with hundreds of people injured and 160,000 forced from their homes.

Residents Silvana Primel and Jose Gabriel pick up objects amid the ruins of their home after an extratropical cyclone struck, in Mucum, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, September 6, 2023.

Unprecedented heavy rainfall in Brazil has caused devastating floods in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul that has left more than 100 dead and over 163,000 seeking shelter.

At least 12 people have died, five are missing and nearly 3,000 have been left homeless after an “extratropical cyclone” hit Brazil’s Rio Grande Do Sul, local authorities say.

There, Brazil’s largest dry port concentrates 90 percent of national exports to MERCOSUR countries. Contraband from Paraguay also transits through Rio Grande do Sul, mostly bound for Uruguay.

An aerial view of an area affected by an extratropical cyclone in Muçum, in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, on Tuesday. Authorities are warning there could be more flooding to come.

Brazil allows unrestricted entry of international donations and used equipment for Rio Grande do Sul Given the calamity conditions in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, because of the floods ...