Government of RS denies that Madonna donated R$10 million to flood victims

Written in BRAZIL he 5/9/2024 · 07:31 am

On Monday (6), while Brazil was still debating the effects and repercussions of Madonna’s show, which took place last Saturday (4), in various spheres of society, news emerged that the artist had secretly made a donation of R$10 million to Rio Grande do Sul, a state devastated by rains and floods.

The news soon spread across several news portals, however, until now, the government of Rio Grande do Sul had not commented. However, the silence of the Rio Grande do Sul administration was broken this Wednesday (8).

In a statement sent to the Notícias da TV website, the Communications Secretariat (Secom) of the government of Rio Grande do Sul denied the existence of PIX records worth R$10 million in the name of the singer Madonna. “We do not have a record of this donation in PIX SOS Rio Grande do Sul”, states the note issued by the management of Rio Grande do Sul.

Tragedy in Rio Grande do Sul

According to the latest data, more than 1.4 million people from Rio Grande do Sul were affected by the rain in the state, which has already recorded 100 deaths. To date, 132 people are missing and 361 injured.

According to information from the RS Civil Defense, there are 207.8 thousand homeless people. Of this total, 48.8 thousand are in shelters and 159 thousand are homeless. Of the 497 municipalities, 401 face problems related to rain and flooding.