
Check out the main news that marked the state of Acre between August 9th and 15th.
Summary of the main news in Acre between August 9th and 15th includes the death of the businessman 'King of the iPhone', disappearance of brothers on the Juruá River, death in a gym, earthquake consequences, emergency decree due to drought and homophobic attacks against authorities.
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Weekly compilation of relevant news that occurred in the state of Acre between August 9th and 15th.
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Businessman José Hélio Bezerra Júnior, aged 43, known as the 'King of the iPhone', died in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Rio Branco's Emergency Room, one week after suffering a Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) while in pre-trial detention.
According to the Institute of Penitentiary Administration of Acre (Iapen-AC), he was in Pavilion C of the capital's Penitentiary Complex and was taken to the PS on August 1st after feeling unwell. Since day 3, he was in the ICU.
Davi Araújo disappeared on Father's Day, along with his brother, José Araújo da Silva, aged 11, when they were bathing in the Juruá River with an uncle. Last Monday (10), the body of the oldest was found.
This Saturday (15), family, friends, firefighters and volunteers who help in the search for Davi paid tribute to him by releasing white balloons on the beach, where the boy disappeared.
On Friday (14), in addition to diving, military teams also used an excavator and drone to help sweep the river.
Maria Raimunda Osório da Silva, aged 48, died inside a gym in Cruzeiro do Sul, in the interior of Acre while training. According to the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu), the victim suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest and died at the scene.
The Top Fitness and Health gym, where the victim worked out, suspended its activities this Monday. In a statement published on social media, the administration regretted what happened.
Samu was called around 5:45 am by other students who were working out there. A doctor who was also training provided first aid until the rescue team arrived.
Residents of Mâncio Lima, in the interior of Acre, felt a slight earthquake after the 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Colombia. A video recorded by one of the residents shows the water in the pool shaking around 7:45 am.
The tremor occurred in San José del Palmar, in western Colombia, at a depth of 110 km, according to the United States Geological Agency (USGS). The epicenter occurred around 230 km from Bogotá and around 150 km from Medellín and Cali. An aftershock of magnitude 5.0 was recorded minutes later.
'I got up at half past six to get my daughter ready to take her to school, as part of my normal everyday routine. She got ready, had breakfast and went to school. When my husband arrived, I had already gotten ready to go to work and was sitting on the couch when I felt something bad, I felt dizzy. Then I said, 'Honey, I feel bad, I'm dizzy. I think it must be my pressure'. I got up to take the medicine, looked at the pool and saw the water shaking. I called him', reported public servant Zairilene Costa.
Rio Branco City Hall declared an emergency situation due to the drought affecting the municipality. The measure was published in the Official State Gazette (DOE) and is signed by Mayor Alysson Bestene. The decree is valid for 180 days.
In July, the city hall declared a state of alert to combat the drought. The government declared an emergency situation also due to the drought on the 3rd. The measure is also valid for 180 days.
For the first time in 2026, the Acre River is below two meters and reached 1.98 meters at 5am measurement in Rio Branco. The first two weeks of the month were marked by a decrease in the water source level.
The Public Electoral Ministry (MPE) asked the Electoral Court to reject the registration of Gladson Cameli's (PP) candidacy for the Senate for Acre in the 2026 Elections. The statement was presented this Thursday (13), one day after the publication of the notice regarding the request to register the candidacy.
In the action, the Regional Electoral Attorney's Office in Acre maintains that the former governor is ineligible because of the criminal conviction imposed by the Special Court of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ). The body states that the collegiate decision falls within the hypotheses of ineligibility provided for in Complementary Law No. 64/1990, known as the Clean Record Law.
The prosecutor of the State Public Ministry (MP-AC) Thalles Ferreira and the judge of the Acre Court of Justice Caique Cirano Di Paula were targets of homophobia when they announced their marriage in a post on social media.
In a post about the photo shoot on the beach, internet users left homophobic comments and criticized the post. 'Quietly I lie down, without process I get up! I just think it's the end of the world!', says one of the comments.

Há 40 anos, o lago Nyos, em Camarões, liberou uma nuvem letal de dióxido de carbono que matou cerca de 1,7 mil pessoas. Sobreviventes ainda sofrem com o trauma e o retorno é dificultado por um conflito separatista atual.

Um avião fretado por uma empresa civil caiu na estação de radar de Cape Newenham, no Alasca, resultando na morte de todas as oito pessoas a bordo. O Comando do Alasca confirmou o acidente e iniciou uma investigação sobre as causas da queda.
Sete das 23 vítimas de colisão frontal entre micro-ônibus e carreta na BR-373, em Ipiranga (PR), são veladas em cerimônia coletiva em Imbituva nesta quarta-feira (20). Veículo transportava pacientes para Curitiba.
Um avião Cessna 441 operado pela Security Aviation caiu a oeste do Aeroporto LRRS de Cape Newenham, no Alasca. A aeronave havia decolado de Anchorage com destino à instalação de radar remota.
O governo brasileiro enviou 19 toneladas de arroz à Colômbia para auxiliar vítimas de um forte terremoto que matou mais de 300 pessoas. A carga seguiu em aeronave da Força Aérea Brasileira.
Um terremoto de magnitude 7,2 atingiu a região de Ayacucho, no sul do Peru, nesta quinta-feira (20). O epicentro foi em Coracora e o tremor foi sentido em Lima. Tsunami foi descartado e não há relatos de vítimas ou danos materiais significativos.