Climate events imposed economic losses of R$ 51.9 billion in the first half of Brazil, estimates the National Confederation of...
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CNSeg's survey indicates that only 11.2% of the economic losses caused by climate events have insurance coverage in the country, while droughts concentrate more than 90% of the losses.
The losses caused by extreme weather events in Brazil increased 67.4% in the first half of this year, compared with the same period of 2025, from R$ 31 billion to R$ 51.9 billion. The number of events more than doubled, from 10 to 24 occurrences, an increase of 140%. Read more (11/09/2026