The Civil Defense of Belo Horizonte issued a serious warning about heavy rainfall that could lead to flash floods and inundations early on Sunday morning (the 25th), which is the day of the second round of elections.
At 12:57, residents' mobile phones received a message with an audible alert and a warning from this body. At the time the alert was issued, heavy rain was already falling in areas such as Kaisara, in the northwestern part of the capital of Minas Gerais. The rains also affected other cities in the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Area.
Cases were registered, for example, in the Jardim Laguna area, in Contagem.