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Congress

Flávio Bolsonaro Trades 60 Million Voters in Brazil for Vorcaro's R$60 Million in the United States

Defeated with 59,826,041 votes on the 25th, the senator left the country on the 28th through Puerto Iguazú and landed in Miami, a day after Moraes canceled his passports. The PF says Daniel Vorcaro paid R$60 million of the R$131 million Flávio asked for the film Dark Horse, and traced US$12.33 million sent to a U.S. fund. Flávio denies everything and has not yet been indicted.

Analysis
States

Education Goes Downhill in Rio de Janeiro

The state school system falls from 5th to 23rd place in the regular high school Ideb in ten years. In 2025 the score rose, but learning measured by Saeb dropped to its lowest level in 16 years: the improvement came from passing students.