Potiguara is an advocate for high-quality public education that embraces Brazil's ethnic and cultural diversity, rooted in the indigenous self-affirmation movement.
One out of five young people aged 15–29 were in this situation in 2023—9.6 mi youths. Conversely, 15.3% of youths worked and studied, 39.4% only worked, and 25.5% only studied.
Aimed at promoting educational, cultural, scientific, and technological cooperation with other countries, the initiative allows international students to study at Brazilian higher education institutions through bilateral agreements.
UNICEF noted that 56% of these kids were not literate at the expected age, adding to the thousands of other girls and boys in Brazilian schools without knowing how to read and write.
Starting today, the Ministry of Education is offering 402,092 scholarships for the first 2024 edition of the University for All program, or Prouni. Of these, 304,638 are full scholarships and 97,454 are 50% scholarships.