Four arson suspects arrested for setting fires in Brazil

Crime gang suspected in Brazil sugarcane fires, official says

sao Paolo, brazil — Some of the suspects arrested for setting fire to sugarcane fields in Sao Paulo state told police they are linked to an organized crime gang and were retaliating for anti-crime actions by the government, a senior state official said on Tuesday.  The fires that started last week spread rapidly through parched fields during the weekend, at the peak of the country's dry season, and destroyed thousands of hectares of sugarcane pl…

Four arson suspects arrested for setting fires in Brazil farmland

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of setting fires that have destroyed thousands of hectares of sugarcane plantations in Brazil's northern Sao Paulo state, the government said on Monday.

Brazil suspects criminals set record São Paulo fires

Officials say the fires were almost exclusively caused by "human action" and were likely set deliberately.

Four arson suspects arrested for setting wildfires in Brazil

Sao Paulo's governor says there are no new fires burning in sugarcane fields but dozens of towns are still on high alert

Fires in Brazil's Sugarcane Fields: A Ripple Across Global Markets

Recently, significant fires have swept through Brazil’s sugarcane fields, notably affecting São Paulo, a critical area for global sugar production. This disaster triggered a 3.5% hike in raw sugar prices in New York, reflecting the fires’ immediate economic impact. About 5 million metric tons of sugarcane were destroyed, representing 1.4% of São Paulo’s total area […]