
Concessionaire does not provide for road clearance; Serra Nova operates on a train system
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The highway has suffered recurring closures due to the accumulation of rain in the region, which increases the risk of barriers falling.
Serra Antiga on the Tamoios highway remains closed this Sunday morning (13) due to the high volume of rain and the risk of a barrier falling. According to the concessionaire that manages the highway, there is no forecast for the road to be opened.
At 8:30 am the "train operation" began towards São José dos Campos, in Serra Nova. Traffic follows the stop and go system, alternating directions.
Serra Antiga on Rodovia dos Tamoios was closed again in the early hours of this Saturday (12), less than nine hours after being opened to traffic. The blockage occurred due to the high volume of rain and the risk of barriers falling on the stretch.
Traffic had been released at 5:35 pm this Friday (11), after remaining closed for 22 hours and 35 minutes. The section had been closed at 7pm on Thursday (10), also because of the high volume of rain accumulated in recent days and the risk of barriers falling.

The level of the Ribeira de Iguape River continues to rise, reaching 9.18 meters in Eldorado and 7.17 meters in Ribeira. Civil Defense maintains alert for floods. Around 60 people were displaced and 60 families were stranded due to road closures.

The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) issued a yellow low humidity alert for 68 municipalities in the Sertão da Paraíba. The warning, valid until the end of this Sunday (13), indicates rates between 20% and 30%, requiring health care and hydration.

The Carlos Botelho State Park, in São Miguel Arcanjo (SP), records 414 species of birds, including 25 threatened ones such as the jacutinga. The area is a strategic refuge for the Atlantic Forest, attracting ecotourism and bird watchers focused on conservation.

Intense rains in the early morning caused flooding in ten parts of São Paulo, including Marginal Tietê, flooded the São Paulo FC training center in Cotia, caused thirteen landslides in the region, swept away three people in Jandira after a river overflowed and almost doubled the monthly average rainfall in Sorocaba. In Baixada Santista, winds of almost 94 km/h closed the Port of Santos for two hours. The situation only returned to normal at the end of the morning.

A part of the structure of the San Marino bridge in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste (SP) gave way this Saturday (12) due to recent rains. The stretch had already been closed since 2024 due to damage from previous rains. Civil Defense reinforced the ban and the city hall accelerated procedures for emergency recovery work, scheduled to begin in the coming weeks.

Firefighters from the 8th Military Firefighters Group of Piauí rescued a cavy with slight burns while fighting a fire in a vegetation area in the Aldeia neighborhood, in São Raimundo Nonato, on Friday (11). In Cristino Castro, a tegu was also rescued on Thursday (10) during another forest fire. Both animals were given water and released into safe areas.