Sorocaba City Hall (SP) declared an emergency situation due to the heavy rains recorded in the city on Saturday (7). Decree No. 31,456, of November 7, 2026, was signed by Mayor Rodrigo Manga (no party).
According to the city hall, the measure keeps the municipality's structure mobilized to guarantee immediate response to incidents and any administrative procedures necessary for the well-being of the population.
The decree authorizes the mobilization of all bodies and entities of the municipal administration, in a joint and coordinated manner with the Civil Defense, in actions to respond to the consequences of the rain. According to the text, they are mainly related to floods, flooding, falling trees, damage to properties and vehicles, compromise of the electrical network and closures of public roads.
What the decree provides
Among the measures determined are:
responding to emergency incidents and actions to protect the life and physical integrity of the population;
identification, monitoring and preventive closure of areas, buildings and roads with security risks;
emergency cleaning, unblocking and recovery services for affected roads, drainage systems, equipment and other public assets;
reestablishment of essential public services that have been compromised;
assistance to affected people and families, including provisional shelters when necessary;
assessment of damage and losses, with identification of measures to recover the affected areas.
The decree also authorizes emergency procurement of goods, services and works strictly related to the rehabilitation of damage caused by rain, if necessary and in accordance with legislation. The city hall cites the Brazilian Classification and Coding of Disasters (Cobrade). The call for volunteers and campaigns to raise funds and donations for the affected population are also authorized, under the coordination of the Municipal Civil Defense.
Until this Sunday morning (8), there was no updated report on the closed and released points in the city.
Remember the storm
On Saturday afternoon, Sorocaba registered points of flooding and closures. According to the National Natural Disaster Monitoring and Alert Center (Cemaden), there were 36.4 millimeters of rain in the city during the morning.
Around 1 pm, a section of Avenida Dom Aguirre, in the Praça Lions region, was closed. There was also flooding on Rodovia Raposo Tavares (SP-270) and in the Parque das Águas region, in the north zone, where a resident registered an stranded car.
According to the city hall, the level of the Sorocaba River reached 2 meters above normal, according to the Praça Lions ruler. The city recorded 19 tree falls. Until the last update of Saturday's report, there was no information on victims, homeless or displaced people.
The historical average rainfall for the entire month of November in Sorocaba is approximately 140 millimeters. 96 mm were recorded in the last three days and 41 mm on Saturday alone.
Interdiction in Piedade
On the José de Carvalho Highway, which connects Piedade to the city of Pilar do Sul, there was a closure due to flooding of part of the road. According to the Sorocabana concessionaire, responsible for the stretch, the situation was recorded at kilometer 111. There was no information about congestion.
The state's Civil Defense reported that it issued 45 preventive alerts since 11:30 am this Saturday, 41 via SMS and four via Cell Broadcast, in various regions of the state.
In addition to Sorocaba, alerts for cities in the region were for Piedade, Salto de Pirapora, Jarinu, Iperó, Alumínio, Mairinque, Porto Feliz and São Roque.
Crisis Cabinet
The state Civil Defense maintains the crisis office after warning about the occurrence of storms in different regions of São Paulo. The forecast indicates heavy rain, accompanied by electrical discharges, wind gusts of up to 80km/h and the possibility of hail in isolated spots.
For this Sunday (8), the forecast indicates rain showers in different regions of São Paulo, with moderate and occasionally heavy intensity, accompanied by electrical discharges and localized gusts of wind, mainly in the east, north and central regions.
"Civil Defense continues to monitor meteorological conditions and maintains contact with the Municipal Protection and Civil Defense Coordinators to monitor possible occurrences and coordinate response actions", he informed.
