The previous report pointed to 84 dead and 111 missing in the environmental catastrophe that is being experienced in a large part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, on the border with Argentina and Uruguay.
Authorities are investigating the causes of four other deaths to determine whether they are related to the rains, which have been affecting southern Brazil for a week.
The rains, which have only now begun to subside in this region of the country, affected more than 1.1 million inhabitants in 385 municipalities, who suffer from a lack of food, medicine and basic services such as electricity and water.
Data from the local Civil Defense indicate that, of this total, 153,824 people were forced to leave their homes, staying with family and friends, while another 47,676 are in shelters improvised by the authorities.
The Guaíba River flooded the historic center of Porto Alegre, the regional capital, and several cities in the metropolitan region, but floods and landslides caused considerable damage in many cities in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul.
With a population of 11 million inhabitants, Rio Grande do Sul has a total of 496 municipalities, of which 385 were affected.
At least 1.2 million homes and commercial establishments remain without electricity and 98 municipalities are without telephone and internet services.
In addition, 47 roads registered total or partial closures due to rising rivers and landslides.
More than 14,500 first responders from multiple states and military personnel are currently deployed to help victims.
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