Wildfire near Projeto Roosevelt (Sep 22)

Burning near Projeto Roosevelt, Brazil, an active wildfire has scorched 330 hectares (815 acres) since igniting on September 22, 2026. Across its two days of burning, the blaze has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 165 hectares per day, spreading amid the region's typical fire season which spans from August to October.

Orbiting satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 17 distinct heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the incident in the area.

This localized event unfolds within a broader national context where 7,108,839 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 77 percent below the two-decade average.