Brazil’s National Exam Had More Registrations. Nearly a Third Missed Day One.
Brazil reports 32% preliminary absenteeism on Enem 2026’s first day. Expanded registration cannot alone show how many candidates actually took the exam.
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Brazil's 72-Hour Emergency Kit: What the Civil Defence Advice Actually Says
Brazil's civil-defence service recommends supplies for three days, not a countdown to disaster. Here's what to pack and how to tell prevention advice from real weather warnings.
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Brazil Opens Enem 2026 for 5.05 Million Registered Candidates as Exam Joins Saeb
Brazil opens its two-Sunday Enem exam with 5,051,345 confirmed registrations. The 2026 edition also enters Saeb, a shift in education assessment whose school-level results are not due until 2027.
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Nilton Travesso, a Pioneer Behind Generations of Brazilian Television, Dies at 92
Nilton Travesso, whose seven-decade career helped shape Brazilian television across Record, Globo, Manchete and SBT, has died in São Paulo at 92.
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Brazil’s 2027 Growth Outlook Darkens as Bradesco and XP Raise Inflation Forecasts
Two major Brazilian financial institutions now expect growth of just 0.3%–0.4% in 2027. Their sharply revised forecasts also point to higher inflation, but they are predictions, not measured economic results.
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Brazil Opens 27,279 Temporary Census-Taker Posts for 2027 Agricultural Survey
Brazil is recruiting 27,279 temporary field workers for its 2027 agricultural census. The official notice sets a November application deadline, a January exam and pay that combines fixed and performance-based components.
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Southern Brazil Storms Leave Two Dead as Three States Assess Damage and Face New Warnings
Storms earlier in the week left two reported deaths in Santa Catarina and damaged towns across southern Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul is investigating two further deaths as new warnings emerge.
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Brazil's FGC Discloses Investor Data Incident Ten Days After First Detection
Brazil’s credit-guarantee fund disclosed unauthorized access to investor records on November 5, ten calendar days after identifying a suspected incident. What is known, and what remains open?
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Brazil’s Energy Subsidies Still Favor Fossil Fuels. Who Pays for the Transition?
Brazil’s federal energy support reached R$77.16 billion in 2025, with fossil fuels taking 70.14%. The deeper issue is how tax breaks, tariff charges and clean-energy incentives distribute costs and benefits.
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Brazil's COP30 Roadmaps Offer a Route to Climate Action—but Not a New Deal
Brazil has published two COP30 roadmaps on fossil fuels and forests. They offer practical implementation frameworks, but their voluntary status leaves the decisive work—policy, finance and political agreement—to governments.
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Lula Came From Behind to Win Brazil's 2026 Runoff. What Happens Next?
Brazil's electoral court declared Lula the winner with 51.79% of valid votes, reversing a first-round deficit. The result secures a fourth presidential term, but a closely divided electorate and a difficult governing environment remain.
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Brazil's Amazon Deforestation Fell to a Record Low. The Next Test Is Keeping It There.
Satellite monitoring shows the lowest annual Amazon deforestation rate since records began in 1988. The result is real progress, but it is not the same as ending forest loss or degradation.
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