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Weekly Report - 06 January 2022 (WR-22-01)
BRAZIL: Bahia under water, Bolsonaro under fire
Parts of Brazil’s north-eastern state of Bahia had been suffering from heavy rains and floods for several weeks already when the situation deteriorated severely over Christmas. Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by the rains in over 150 municipalities, with many losing their homes; state governor Rui Costa has described the floods as “the biggest natural disaster in Bahia’s history”.
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