As a cybersecurity company based in Rio Grande do Sul, Lumiun unites in deep solidarity with the victims of the floods that plague our state. The devastation caused by these natural events reminds us of the importance of empathy and collective action to help those who need it most .
In the midst of this tragedy, not only gestures of solidarity arise, but also the unfortunate presence of scammers who take advantage of the generosity of people. Therefore, it is essential to be alert and united to combat these malicious behaviors and ensure that our contributions actually reach the people they need.
According to a bulletin released by the Civil Defense on July 10, there are 478 of the 497 municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul with some report of temporal problems, with 2.3 million people affected , 10,485 thousand people in shelters, 388,781 thousand disrupted, 806 injured and 29 missing . Alarming data that briefly translates the seriousness of the situation and the calamity of an entire community.
In this article, in addition to expressing our solidarity and empathy, we try to gather information about serious in progress campaigns, as well as alerts and guidelines to identify and denounce blows that try to benefit from this delicate situation. In addition, this content will be constantly updated, as our team can evaluate new information.
If you are aware of a serious campaign or identify possible blows, please contact us via email contato@lumiun.com . Together we can make a difference and offer real support to the communities affected by floods in Rio Grande do Sul.
How to identify if Pix is safe?
How to recognize and protect yourself against fake news?
Serious campaigns to support flood victims in Rio Grande do Sul
- PIX from the State Government of RS
- The largest solidarity campaign in RS
- Forest Cultural Institute
- RIO GRANDE DO SUL FORCE
- HELDA GERDAU INSTITUTE
- SOS Providers: Help the Internet from Rio Grande do Sul
- SOS Rio Grande do Sul
- Donations RS
- Help rs
- PET RS
- My home
Blows and fake news related to floods in Rio Grande do Sul
How to identify if Pix is safe?
One of the fastest ways to financially help people and cities affected by floods in Rio Grande do Sul is through the PIX for solidarity campaigns. Since pix is a form of simple financial transaction and growing popularity, but concomitantly ease also concerns about the security and veracity of information.
To help people understand if Pix is safe, we have separated some important tips to ensure that their donation reaches the right destination:
- Check the authenticity of the sources of information: Make sure you get information about the PIX from reliable sources, such as official sites from the Central Bank of Brazil or authorized financial institutions.
- Attention to details in transactions: When performing PIX transactions, carefully check the recipient's data, such as name and CPF/CNPJ, to ensure that they are correct before confirming the payment.
- Use safe channels : Prefer to perform pix transactions through official bank applications or secure channels provided by financial institutions, avoiding suspicious links or personal data requests to unusual sites.
Following these tips, people can safely use Pix and protect their financial information against possible blows and fraud.
How to recognize and protect yourself against fake news?
In addition to financial security concerns, another challenge faced by internet users is the dissemination of fake news. In this scenario, it is essential to develop skills to recognize and prevent the spread of false information.
Here's the main guidelines for recognizing and protecting yourself against fake news at this delicate time.
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- Check the source credibility : Make sure the news source is reliable and recognized. Be wary of unknown sites or with dubious history.
- Analyze the full information : Make sure the news is complete and if it is not just an out of context. Fake news often distorts real information to create sensationalism.
- Research in reliable sources : Do research from reliable sources, such as renowned press vehicles, to confirm the veracity of the news.
- Check in facts verification agencies : Resort to fact -checking agencies such as the Lupa agency , the facts and rumors , which help identify whether news is false or true.
- Attention to sensational titles : Watch out for sensational titles or clickbaits, who seek to draw attention without necessarily reflecting the truth of the information.
- If you have questions about the veracity of the content, do not share!
Following these tips, you can better protect yourself against fake news spread and ensure that shared information is reliable and accurate.
Serious campaigns to support flood victims in Rio Grande do Sul
Several campaigns and serious initiatives have been launched to provide humanitarian aid, provide essential supplies and support the reconstruction of affected communities.
In this topic, we gathered information about some of the main campaigns in progress. It is essential that the population is aware of these reliable actions in order to direct their donations and contributions safely and effectively.
PIX from the State Government of RS
The Gaucho government reactivated the donations channel to the SOS Rio Grande do Sul account. The Pix key of CNPJ 92,958,800/0001-38 was restored, the same used last year, linked to the bank account opened by Banrisul. The funds will be fully reversed for humanitarian support to flood victims and to reconstruct the municipal infrastructure.
DATA DATA
Pix key: CNPJ: 92,958,800/0001-38
Confirm that it appears: Rio Grande do Sul State Bank or Banks Association in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
The largest solidarity campaign in RS
The Vakinha Institute, the basic black and the Badin settler came together to create the largest solidarity campaign in Rio Grande do Sul.
DATA DATA
Pix key: floods@vakinha.com.br
Confirm if it appears: vakinha.com Business Virtual Ltda
CNPJ: 22,831,673/0001-26
Source: https://www.vakinha.com.br/vaquinha/a-mior-campanha-solidaria-do-rs
Forest Cultural Institute
Our goal is to allocate items necessary to assist in the rescues, as well as the acquisition and distribution of basic baskets and hygiene kits. Make your donation.
DATA DATA
Pix key: 27,631,481/0001-90
Confirm if it appears: Floresta Cultural Association
RIO GRANDE DO SUL FORCE
All the money raised is being destined to individuals and institutions that make up the front line in helping those affected by floods in Rio Grande do Sul.
DATA DATA
Online Vaquinha: https://abacashi.com/p/forca-rio-grande-do-sul-58
HELDA GERDAU INSTITUTE
Non -profit association created by the Gerdau Johannpeter family in order to enhance actions aimed at the positive social impact. It is supporting the community in partnership with other institutions to meet emergency needs with food, blankets, clothing and personal hygiene material.
DATA DATA
Pix key: 41,324,668/0001-71
Confirm if it appears: HELDA GERDAU JOHANNPERTER INSTITUTE
CNPJ: 41,324,668/0001-71
Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/c6tl5-irecn/?img_index=1
SOS Providers: Help the Internet from Rio Grande do Sul
There are many almost total losses of infrastructures and breached by many internet providers that serve the regions affected by the floods. Given this challenging scenario, the Internet Service and Information Providers Association, the InternetSul, launched the “SOS Providers: Help the Internet from Rio Grande do Sul” campaign to mitigate negative impacts and ensure internet access to all gauchos. Check out some of the ways you can help in this campaign:
Donate or lend telecommunications equipment
Donate equipment whether new or used, visit the website of https://www.internetsul.com.br/ajuders and fill out the form, through this will be evaluated the needs with the affected companies and the donation will be organized.
Help with installation labor, infrastructure and cleaning
Contribute providing technicians specializing in installation, infrastructure or cleaning. In the form also available at the site link mentioned above, provide the data and availability of these technicians, to facilitate the organization of this support.
Legal support in claims with the government
The InternetSul is also collaborating with the federal and state government to develop measures to minimize the impacts of floods. To find out what these actions are you can access the association website https://www.internetsul.com.br/ajuders or if you have questions, through juridico@internetsul.com.br .
These are some ways to help Rio Grande do Sul internet providers if you want to otherwise access the site https://www.internetsul.com.br/ajuders and know other ways to help.
SOS Rio Grande do Sul
Application developed to organize and distribute supplies, as well as coordinate volunteers during flooding in Rio Grande do Sul. Visit the site and see how is the availability of shelters (whether they are available or crowded), their donations and volunteer needs.
Source: https://sos-rs.com/
Donations RS
Digital platform created for organizing donations for flood victims in Rio Grande do Sul.
Through the platform you will find places to donate and contribute to the communities affected by the flood. Finding information about closer donation places.
So far there are 14 registered places, 12 of the registered collection points are in Caxias do Sul, one in Canela and one in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Source: https://doacoesrs.com.br/
Help rs
Platform created for anyone with internet access to report emergency situations via site or WhatsApp. On the platform appears what the person is in need in donations.
Source: https://app.ajuders.com.br/
PET RS
Through the form, the tutor registers his lost pet, using good quality photos and filling in specific fields and adds a contact WhatsApp. Through this, it is possible to unite information to find the domestic animals that ended up getting lost during heavy rains.
Source: https://pettsrs.com.br/
My home
As water has begun to lower, many families need help cleaning their homes through the “my home back” platform, you can ask for help or apply as a volunteer to help clean the homes.
Blows and fake news related to floods in Rio Grande do Sul
Unfortunately, amid the tragedy of floods in Rio Grande do Sul, some individuals and criminal groups have taken advantage of the situation to apply scams and disseminate false news. It is important that the population is aware of these malicious behaviors in order to prevent their donations and efforts to be diverted.
Below, we list the main blows and fake news related to floods in Rio Grande do Sul. This list will be constantly updated to reflect the new information and alerts about these malicious practices.
#FakeNews Pix and helicopter blow
Criminals are going through legitimate entities and creating false collection campaigns, using the pix fraudulently to divert funds destined to the victims.
There are reports of criminals offering false helicopter redemptions upon advance payment, taking advantage of the emergency and sensitivity of the people affected by the floods
Source: Helicopter Strike: Criminals take advantage of the tragedy in RS to apply blows
#FakeNews 300 Bodies in Canoas
In an audio that circulates on social networks, an unidentified person states that there were more than 300 bodies in the Mathias region (Mathias Velho neighborhood in Canoas), and that firefighters were calculating that they would have more than 2,000 people killed. The audio says, "I heard the guys who were boat in Mathias here have over 300 bodies dead in a corner that they play there at the entrance of Mathias and outside the bodies they can no longer take. And the firefighters all so calculating over 2,000 people dead."
Why is it false. According to the State Civil Defense, the official number of dead as a result of the flood is 90 people, until the afternoon of Tuesday (7). The Public Security Secretariat of RS said there is no official confirmation about the report reported in the audio.
Source: Fake News about RS have 300 bodies in canoes and videos from other countries
#FakeNews Cattle Dragged by Water in Mexico
A video of cattle heads being dragged by a flood has not been recorded during the storm that hit Rio Grande do Sul since Monday. The filming circulates on social networks since 2020, with references to a flood in Mexico.
Source: Facts Check: Cattle video dragged by flood circulates since 2020
#FakeNews Video shows flooding in Kazakhstan
Images from a flooded city are accompanied by an overlapping caption that says “situation from Rio Grande do Sul”.
Through a reverse search on Google Lens, the research mechanism identifies that images show the Ural River on the border between Kazakhstan and Russia.
Source: Fake News about RS have 300 bodies in canoes and videos from other countries
#FakeNews Government fine the boatmen who rescue the victims
On Sunday night (5), the government of Rio Grande do Sul denied the information of the fine and informed by note that "there is no requirement for driving such equipment, according to information from the State Government, through the crisis office."
Source: Volunteers with vessels can work in rescue operations
#FakeNews Vehicles with donations for flood victims in RS being barred at Fazenda posts
It is not true that Sefaz (Secretariat of Finance) of the Government of Rio Grande do Sul is requiring invoice and preventing the entry of trucks with groceries donated to flood victims in the state, as alleged publications on the networks. In a statement, the secretary denied that vehicles are being retained at tax stations.
Source: https://www.aosfatos.org/noticias/falso-doacoes--vitimas-barradas
#FakeNews is fake that list shows names of children without parents sheltered at the University of Canoas
It is false that a list of names circulating on the networks is of children without those housed at ULBRA (Lutheran University of Brazil), the main emergency shelter in Canoas. The list, in fact, is homeless people housed in a church in another gaucho municipality. The Rio Grande do Sul Public Prosecution Service confirms nine cases in which children were momentarily unaccompanied by parents or guardians and says necessary measures have already been taken.
Source: https://www.aosfatos.org/noticias/falso-nomes-ciancas-e-pais-canoas/
#FakeNews is fake that firefighters and volunteers found 2,000 bodies in Canoas neighborhood
It is not true that 2,000 bodies of flood victims were found in the Mathias Velho neighborhood of Canoas (RS), last Thursday (9), as alleged in an audio shared by networks on the networks. The same audio states that city authorities are storing corpses in cold chambers not to cause panic to the population. Canoas City Hall and the IGP (General Institute of Expertise) of Rio Grande do Sul denied the rumor.
Source: https://www.aosfatos.org/noticias/falso-2000-corpos-mathias-velho-canoas/
#FakeNews is fake that Starlink Internet is the only one available in RS during floods
It is not true that the internet provided by Starlink, a billite company by billionaire Elon Musk, is the only one still active in Rio Grande do Sul after the floods. Connexis - Association of Telecommunications and Connectivity Companies in Brazil - said that the main fixed and mobile internet operators have maintained active networks in most of the state and that Starlink represents only 0.1% of the local market.
Source: https://www.aosfatos.org/noticias/falso-sarlink-unica-internet-rs-entes/
#FakeNews There is no official guidance for flood victims in RS to register in the Civil Defense to receive help
It is not true that the victims of the floods in Rio Grande do Sul must fill in a Civil Defense form as soon as possible to receive government help, as they claim networks. The State Secretariat of Social Development has reported that it is not yet registering people affected by the floods and that the municipalities will make the records in due time, not now. The guidance at the moment is that the population is waiting for instructions from the public power.
Source: https://www.aosfatos.org/noticias/nao-ha-orientacao-ofi-vitimas-entes-s-cadastrem-defesa-civil/
#FakeNews is not from RS Viral Video of Flood that invades road, images are from Japan
The video that circulates on social networks has nothing to do with the floods that affect Rio Grande do Sul since the end of April. The video is not current and was not recorded in Brazil, but in 2011 in Japan, when the east of the country suffered an earthquake followed by a tsunami.
Source: It is not from RS viral video of flood that invades road; Images are from Japan
#FakeNews Video of two people rescued on floods either in Rio Grande do Sul, record is old and was recorded in Türkiye
Images that circulate in the networks show the rescue of two people being taken by the current as if they were victims of the tragedy in Rio Grande do Sul; The video was actually recorded in March 2023 and records the rescue of a mother and daughter on a flood in Türkiye.
Source: It is #fake that video of two people rescued in the floods is in Rio Grande do Sul
#FakeNews is fake that 2,000 bodies were frozen in canoes fridge (RS)
It is false that there were more than 2,000 deaths in the state, nor in the municipality of Rio Grande do Sul. In a video that circulates through social networks a video that states that bodies are being frozen in refrigerator in Mathias Velho neighborhood, in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul. In the recording, an unidentified woman says there would be approximately 2,000 bodies in the place. The General Institute of Expertise of Rio Grande do Sul, denied that they are storing bodies in refrigerators and received 2,000 bodies for necropsy.
Source: It is false that 2,000 bodies were frozen in canoes fridge
If you are aware of a serious campaign or identify possible blows, please contact us via email contato@lumiun.com . Together we can make a difference and offer real support to the communities affected by floods in Rio Grande do Sul.
