Economy

Truck drivers go to the Palácio dos Bandeirantes with high diesel pressure and the risk of freight rate increases, while the sector warns of a driver blackout and proposes a school to train qualified labor.

Carla Teles 22/04/2026 at 22:02

Construction

Brazil spent R$ 1.9 billion on a giant bridge to Paraguay, and it is already finished, but no one can use it properly because the access points are not ready, and traffic remains blocked months later.

Bruno Teles 22/04/2026 at 21:55

Construction

House collapses in Blumenau after building work, construction company given deadline to present solution and family demands answer after years of complaints, cracks, construction embargo, and risk on the site.

Carla Teles 22/04/2026 at 21:51

Construction

After 10 years stalled, SC-442 finally has immediate work starting to connect Morro da Fumaça to Cocal do Sul and unlock access to BR-101 in southern Santa Catarina, a historic connection.

Carla Teles 22/04/2026 at 21:38

Science and Technology

NASA has just completed the most powerful technology humanity has ever pointed at space, and this telescope will make Hubble obsolete by doing everything it has done since 1990 a thousand times faster.

Bruno Teles 22/04/2026 at 21:31

Economy

Even with a budget of R$ 271.3 billion in 2026 and a record of 14.7 million elective surgeries in 2025, the SUS remains trapped in queues, overcrowding, and only 2.5 beds per thousand inhabitants, leaving patients waiting beyond the duration of their illness.

Carla Teles 22/04/2026 at 21:17

Economy

Aneel approved on Wednesday adjustments that will increase the electricity bill for 22 million consumers in seven Brazilian states, and in São Paulo, the increase reaches almost 18% for households served by one of the distributors.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 22/04/2026 at 21:15

Economy

The government of Santa Catarina urgently sent a project to keep the basic basket exempt from ICMS until December 2026, and the tax waiver of more than R$ 92 million will be compensated by an increase in the tax on gasoline, diesel, and cooking gas.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 22/04/2026 at 21:13

Science and Technology

Motorola launched an affordable mid-range smartphone with a 144 Hz display, a 6,500 mAh battery, and a brightness of 5,200 nits for less than R$ 2,300, and the specifications make it seem like a disguised flagship.

Bruno Teles 22/04/2026 at 21:11

Interesting facts

Archaeologists were exploring a cave in Alabama when they identified a giant drawing on the ceiling that had remained invisible for centuries, and upon reconstructing it in 3D, they discovered a sacred 3-meter snake that changes the history of indigenous art in the USA.

Felipe Alves da Silva 22/04/2026 at 21:09

Interesting facts

Every year, artists from around the world travel to Sweden to sculpt 100 hotel rooms made entirely of ice and snow, with an internal temperature of minus 5 degrees, and guests sleep in sleeping bags on ice beds.

Flavia Marinho 22/04/2026 at 21:07

Economy

Salary paid off the books via Pix may seem advantageous, but it can cut FGTS, reduce INSS, shrink retirement benefits, and still cause headaches during tax season.

Caio Aviz 22/04/2026 at 21:05