Risk events in Brazil, August 2026

This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.

155 events were recorded: 139 conflict events and 16 unrest events.

155 eventsSources: gdelt

155 events· Brazil

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 5 events plottedMilitary force used in Sao Joao de Meriti, Brazil · Brazil · 1 Aug 2026Assault in Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil · Brazil · 1 Aug 2026Assault in Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil · Brazil · 1 Aug 2026Assault in Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil · Brazil · 1 Aug 2026Demonstration in Brazil · Brazil · 1 Aug 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
139
4 in the list
Unrest
16
1 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

155 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Sao Joao de Meriti, Brazil

    Severity 3 · Sao Joao de Meriti · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Assault in Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil

    Severity 2 · Sao Caetano do Sul · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Assault in Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil

    Severity 2 · Sao Caetano do Sul · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Assault in Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil

    Severity 2 · Sao Caetano do Sul · Source: gdelt

  5. Unrest

    Demonstration in Brazil

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.