Manaus

Air quality in Manaus, Brazil, is drawing concern after a fire at the Zona Franca de Manaus industrial zone repeated an environmental alert, exposing what local outlet BNC Amazonas calls a lack of responses from authorities. The incident has renewed attention on pollution and emergency preparedness in the Amazonian capital, with residents discussing haze and health risks.

Election authorities in Amazonas registered a series of irregularities during voting, including vote buying, unauthorized campaigning inside polling stations and illegal voter transport. The Regional Electoral Court (TRE) logged the occurrences as residents of Manaus and elsewhere in the state went to the polls. The reports have drawn attention to electoral misconduct concerns in the region during election day.