As the floodwaters recede, additional bodies are being discovered, according to authorities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. According to Governor Eduardo Leite, the storm had an impact on 60 cities.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil discussed bilateral relations and opportunities for further collaboration during a phone call on Thursday.
Japan is already ahead of its time in terms of technology. The same was seen at the International media centre during the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan where a robot named "Orihime" said that she is working in the home and hospital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Brazilian President Lula da Silva on Sunday on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby in response told reporters: "In this case, Brazil is parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda without at all looking at the facts."
In a statement, the Presidential office said, "The President of the Republic, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is at the Alvorada Palace after examinations at the Sirio Libanes hospital last night, 3/23. The president has mild pneumonia and will, therefore, postpone until Sunday his departure to C
The official website of the Brazilian armed forces said General Julio Cesar de Arruda had been removed as head of the army. He was replaced by General Tomas Miguel Ribeiro Paiva, who was head of the Southeast Military Command.
The decision follows the removal of 40 military officers on Tuesday from the Alvorada presidential residence, as Lula expressed his distrust in the military for failing to act against supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed government buildings on January 8.
Last week, Lula told reporters that security force members were complicit in letting a mob of supporters of far-right former leader Bolsonaro storm the main buildings that form the seat of power in Brasilia.
As part of a larger campaign to hold accountable those guilty, a justice on the Brazilian Supreme Court approved an investigation on Friday to determine whether former president Jair Bolsonaro sparked the unrest in the nation's capital on January 8, The Washington Post reported.