6 dead, over 700 injured after severe south Brazil tornado

Luana Maria Benedito, Bloomberg News on Nov 8, 2025

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Six people died and more than 700 were reported injured after a tornado struck the southern Brazilian state of Parana, in what the state government says was one of the most extreme weather events to ever hit the region.

Friday’s tornado was updated from category F2 to F3 by state climate monitoring agency Simepar after a new analysis of damage and weather conditions. “In terms of magnitude, it was certainly the most devastating tornado we’ve ever had” in the state of Parana, Simepar meteorologist Lizandro Jacobsen told Bloomberg.

Pictures shared by Parana’s Civil Defense showed devastated houses, cars and roads in the municipality of Rio Bonito do Iguacu in the aftermath of the tornado, with the state government now saying that over 90% of the town was affected. Authorities were still working to restore water and electricity.

An F3 tornado is rated as “severe” and packs wind speeds of between 158 mph and 206 mph (254 and 331 kilometers per hour), according to the U.S. National Weather Service.

Severe weather events have become more common in southern Brazil, a significant grain and meat producer. Parts of Parana have faced heavy rains in November, leading authorities to declare state of emergency across many cities.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has selected a group of ministers to travel to the region to coordinate emergency aid response to the affected population, according to an X post. There has been no information on the economic impact of the tornado.

The federal government will now have to divide its attention between the recent disaster in Parana and the COP30 summit currently happening in the northern state of Para, where capital Belem is hosting 50,000 people for climate diplomatic talks.