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Brazil expands vocational, technical, and leadership access

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Brazil continues to expand its vocational, technical, and entrepreneurship training landscape through municipal, state, and federal initiatives. Federal Institutes (IFs) are scaling undergraduate and technical offerings for 2027, while Sebrae’s ‘ALI Produtividade’ program supports digital transformation for micro and small enterprises. Entrepreneurship and leadership support for women are seeing significant growth. The Sebrae Mulher de Negócios 2026 awards recently concluded state-level stages in Espírito Santo and Mato Grosso do Sul. In Espírito Santo, participation tripled to approximately 650 applicants, ~~with winners receiving cash prizes and access to the Empretec training program. In~~ while Mato Grosso do ~~Sul, the awards~~ Sul reached a record 310 ~~registrations, recognizing entrepreneurs across categories such as science, technology, and rural production.~~ registrations. Municipal efforts targeting income generation and visibility for women remain active. In Canoas, the ‘Elas Transformam’ contest, organized by Agência Besouro de Fomento Social in partnership with JucisRS, aims to recognize projects with social impact through ‘Orquídea’ (innovation) and ‘Girassol’ (leadership) categories. In Valinhos, the ‘Feira da Mulher Empreendedora’ has opened accreditation to expand commercialization opportunities for local women. ~~Other~~ New regional ~~efforts include Sinop’s ‘De Olho no Óleo’ project,~~ programs are further diversifying economic empowerment. In Recife, the Instituto Vizinhos Solidários provides free crochet and embroidery workshops in ~~Quissamã, and culinary training~~ the Pina community, returning 100% of bazaar proceeds to the creators. In Guarulhos, the Casa da Mulher Vila Camargos, in ~~Campo Grande.~~ partnership with Sebrae, is hosting a three-month ‘Business Incubation’ course to help women formalize and scale existing commercial activities. Legislative and institutional support is advancing. The Chamber of Deputies' Commission on Social Security has approved a bill to create the ‘Program for the Incentive to Hire Atypical Mothers,’ offering tax benefits to companies hiring women responsible for children or adolescents with disabilities. Meanwhile, the National Observatory of Women in Politics has reached five years of monitoring gender equality and political violence.

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