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Brazil Jovem Senador program activities

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The 2026 edition of Brazil’s ‘Jovem Senador’ (Young Senator) program focused on the theme ‘Democracy on social networks: how to build a healthy debate.’ The program’s essay contest encouraged public school students to examine issues such as misinformation, freedom of expression, and algorithmic filter bubbles, drawing on concepts like the ‘filter bubble’ and works such as George Orwell’s ‘1984.’ Program director George Cardim noted the competition encouraged reflection on democratic values during a national election year. bubbles. The contest saw record participation with 239,449 students from 5,361 high schools, with female winners accounting for 85% of the selected group. Following the contest, the Brazilian Senate hosted 27 winners for a ‘Legislative Experience Week’ from August 17 to August 21. These students, representing all 26 states and the Federal District, participated in activities regarding the functioning of the Legislative Power. The program concluded with the approval of three legislative proposals to be forwarded to the Senate’s Human Rights Commission (CDH) as legislative suggestions. The primary measure, Senate Young Bill (PLSJ) 1/2026, establishes a National Policy for the Support and Monitoring of Immigrant Students. This policy, named These include the ‘Lei Juan Guevara’ (Juan Guevara Law) following an amendment by Tavine Pietra de Almeida Lara, honors Venezuelan immigrant student Juan Jose Ramirez Guevara. It aims to address linguistic and cultural barriers, combat xenophobia, and provide provisions such support immigrant students, as foreign language courses for teachers and adapted teaching materials. Other approved well as measures focus on expanding to expand youth opportunities and preventing prevent violence against women and girls. Looking ahead, the Brazilian Senate has announced the theme for the 2027 Jovem Senador essay contest: ‘O Brasil delas: como ampliar a participação das mulheres nos espaços de poder’ (Their Brazil: how to increase women's participation in spaces of power). Program head George Cardim stated the theme aims to stimulate reflection on obstacles to female participation and encourage proposals to expand women's roles in decision-making processes. The 14th edition also featured the program’s first entirely female Board of Directors, led by President Iolanda Ribeiro and Vice-President Maria Grasielle de Souza Félix.

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