Brazil Weather: Intense Rain and Storms Forecast for 22 States

A widespread alert for heavy rainfall is in effect across nearly all of Brazil through Sunday, February 22, 2026, potentially impacting millions. The Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET) has warned of possible rainfall rates between 20 and 30 millimeters per hour and wind gusts up to 60 km/h.

Veja as regiões afetadas

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Chuva intensa deve atingir quase todo o território brasileiro (Foto: INMET Reprodução)

Chuva deve atingir região entre estados (Foto: INMET Reprodução)

Alerta de perigo também foi divulgado (Foto: INMET Reprodução)

The alert covers 22 Brazilian states, with a heightened risk of thunderstorms in Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, Minas Gerais, and São Paulo. Residents can uncover detailed alerts and forecasts on the INMET website.

INMET has placed portions of Bahia, Minas Gerais, and Piauí under a red alert, indicating a high level of danger with the potential for accumulated rainfall exceeding 60 millimeters per hour, or more than 100 millimeters per day. This follows a period of elevated temperatures across several states, where INMET issued an orange alert for dangerous heat conditions in December 2025, according to reporting from G1.

Civil Defense Recommendations

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During thunderstorms, seek shelter indoors, away from windows and objects that could be dislodged by strong winds (Foto: Tiago Ghizoni, Arquivo DC)

In case of strong winds, avoid being near trees, signs, walls, and power lines (Foto: Diorgenes Pandini, Arquivo DC)

In case of heavy rain with flooding, never cross flooded streets or submerged bridges and viaducts (Foto: Salmo Duarte, Arquivo AN)

Obtain more information from Civil Defense (phone 199) and the Fire Department (phone 193) (Foto: Banco de Imagens)

Rain occurs mainly on the coast of SC (Foto: Banco de imagens)