Brazilian President Lula declares state of public calamity in Rio Grande do Sul due to heavy rains, requests Congress for extra spending.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva requests Congress to recognize a state of public calamity for the heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul, which killed 85 people and displaced 150,000. Lula's measure asks for extra government spending without adhering to a spending cap stipulated by fiscal rules. The floods have destroyed roads and bridges, causing landslides and affecting over two-thirds of the nearly 500 cities in the state.
May 06, 2024
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