Photo by Kindel Media on Pexels

Caiado criticizes automatic promotion in Education: 'I will not preserve functional illiteracy'

Presidential candidate Ronaldo Caiado (PSD) criticized during a forum promoted by O GLOBO, CBN and Valor the policy of continuous progression of students in the public school system, arguing that the current model contributes to the formation of "functional illiterates" who advance grades without mastering basic content. The former governor of Goiás stated that in an eventual federal government, he intends to require proficiency tests to ensure school progression, changing the rules so that students do not advance grades simply based on age.

Related articles

Photo by Brunno Campos on Pexels

Politics

  

Visiting Lisbon Airport, Montenegro reaffirms confidence in Luís Neves

Prime Minister Luís Montenegro visited Lisbon Airport together with the Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves, on a trip for which only the Lusitanian News Agency was invited. Faced with the controversies surrounding the minister, Montenegro reiterated his confidence in his government official and guaranteed that there are no planned changes to pensions or Social Security.

🗺️ Lisboa

TVI Notícias27/08/26, 20:27

Photo by Altuğ Meriç Esendemir on Pexels

Politics

  

Luís Neves drives seized car to Xuxas. Transfer by PJ "is completely illegal"

A car seized by the Judicial Police, belonging to José Eduardo dos Santos (known as Xuxa), was handed over to Luís Neves, current director of the Counter-Terrorism Coordination Unit, who reportedly drove it during government functions. The former president of the Bar Association, Fernanda de Oliveira Frazão, classifies the transfer of seized assets to ministries by police forces as "completely illegal," emphasizing that the law is clear about the impossibility of transferring these assets to political entities. An former PSP official responsible for criminal investigation also confirms that the legislation is "unequivocal" in prohibiting the transfer of seized vehicles to politicians. Conversely, the PJ argues that the entire operation took place within the bounds of legality.

CNN Portugal27/08/26, 20:20

Photo by Iryna Olar on Pexels

Politics

  

Russia ends up using 500 men to get ten or twenty through. We're talking about an enormous ratio of losses

Lieutenant-General Rafael Martins analyzes the military situation in Ukraine, stating that Russia uses approximately 500 men to advance only ten or twenty meters, at a very high loss ratio. The article also addresses the possibility of Russia attacking a NATO country in the coming months, with Donald Trump denying that possibility, although the United States has already issued warnings on the matter.

CNN Portugal27/08/26, 20:20

Photo by Zulfugar Karimov on Pexels

Politics

  

UFRJ revokes 'Doctor Honoris Causa' title from Salazar, who led an authoritarian regime in Portugal for 36 years

The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) revoked the Doctor Honoris Causa title granted to Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar, who governed Portugal for 36 years under an authoritarian regime. The decision was made by the University's Council and occurred two weeks after the revocation of the same honorary title granted to American ambassador Lincoln Gordon, responsible for conspiring in favor of the 1964 Military Coup in Brazil.

🗺️ Coimbra

oglobo27/08/26, 20:13