How Bitcoin Can Support Nearly 1 Million People in Brazil Floods

More than 100 people have been reported missing and 83 have died in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul (RS) state last week due to rain and storms. The situation is critical; More than 330 municipalities remain under water or face other serious problems.

According to RS Civil Defence, more than 19,000 people are in shelters, about 122,000 are homeless, and around 850,000 are affected. The impressive numbers give the magnitude of the danger. Of course, for heavy rain, the risk of flooding, the warning remains.

The rains in Brazil caused more than $54 million in damages.

With losses estimated at more than 54 million dollars by the National Council of Municipalities (CNM), aid must arrive urgently to support the victims of the tragedy of the most extreme in the recent history of Rio Grande do Sul.

A task force between the RS government, the federal government, various states, including Brazilians in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and abroad, collects donations and resources to rebuild cities and collect supplies for victims, especially those in need. – Reaching places.

Many regions are without electricity. The final balance from RS Civil Defense shows 418.2 thousand points without power. Therefore, dozens of municipalities lack roads, airports, bridges and basic resources such as water, food and medicine.

There are already reports of shortages in some regions, for example. According to Semaden (National Monitoring Alerts and Disasters), there is still a risk of flooding across the state despite the reduction in rainfall.

The tension in recent weeks has sparked a wave of solidarity and activism across the country. Several official bodies, artists and communities joined forces to collect donations for climate refugees. In addition, the Association of Banks in the state of Rio Grande do Sul presented the bill for donations in reais, dollars and euros.

For those with an account in Brazil, PIX the CNPJ key: 92.958.800/0001-38 in the State of Rio Grande do Sul or Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (both options) which is a member of the Association of Banks. can be seen).

At the time of writing, the PIX of the Government of Rio Grande do Sul – the official site of the government – has reached $7.5 million.

Another official donation channel is “Donate”. The website contains information on more than 100 social and non-profit organizations.

For example, one of the cities most affected by the disaster is the community of Rolante, the most Bitcoiner city in Brazil. Residents and volunteers united to rebuild all businesses and the main local hospital, which lost equipment in the flood. The healthcare facility also accepts Bitcoin.

110 hospitals across the country were affected. However, 75 of them are partially functional and 17 of them have no service.

It is possible to send donations in Bitcoin. Here are the addresses:

PIX: 51.299.707/0001-81 Bitcoin by Lightning: [email protected]
Bitcoin via SegWit: bc1q4w3mc5uztsznk6v64hwj097umr3p4cepayt6d3

At the same time, Santa Maria resident Gerin.ETH used X (formerly Twitter) to solicit donations from the city's 300,000 residents.

Gerin.ETH pledges to donate the money to institutions that help in the disaster, by posting receipts and registering the donation offer. He, for example, developed three traceable Web3 wallets.

Chave PIX: 3fafb39d-d6b2-45fb-ac5b-83cd009bddbc (BANCO INTER) Receive EVM (possible for L2 USDC/USDT): 0xff35352F229F0275c0A0FFe727956d usysxqmytwBnmhewaePyQFBCuFFmnFmiXNk9CNX1

In addition to the community effort, Bitso, a crypto exchange, has joined the fundraising campaign. The exchange has launched an urgent campaign and is committed to doubling the donation. This means the company donates $1 for every $1 donated by its customers.

Valid until May 12, the initiative also accepts cryptocurrencies. Transfer through the Bitso app to donate (Bitso Transfer) in any cryptocurrency to [email protected]. The process takes a few seconds and the exchange is guaranteed.

At the end of the campaign, Bitso will convert all funds donated in cryptocurrencies to REIS and deposit the entire amount into the SOS Rio Grande do Sul account. Finally, the platform will do the same for the money raised.