The audiovisual production company Brasil Paralelo — founded in 2016 and described by Agência Pública as "one of the largest channels for disseminating far-right content in the country" — launched the "Conexão Sertão" project in December 2025, distributing 10,000 free access passes to its documentaries throughout the Northeast. The inauguration event took place in Cipó (BA), a city of 17,000 inhabitants located 250 km from Salvador, where the Novas Histórias Institute operates. ✓
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"Foi por meio da Brasil Paralelo — produtora audiovisual fundada em 2016 que se tornou um dos maiores canais de disseminação de conteúdo da extrema direita no país — que o Novas Histórias inaugurou, em dezembro de 2025, o projeto "Conexão Sertão". A iniciativa prometeu distribuir ao menos 10 mil acessos gratuitos aos documentários e cursos da produtora pelo Nordeste brasileiro."
Novas Histórias serves about 500 young people in Cipó, "many of them quilombolas from the Rua do Jorro, Caboja and Várzea Grande communities, territories titled in 2005," according to a Pública report. The institute belongs to Curitiba businessman Markenson Marques, 61, owner of a transport company with social capital of R$ 32 million and gross revenue exceeding R$ 460 million. The NGO is part of the Municipal Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents. ✓
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"A ONG de Marques atende a cerca de 500 jovens em Cipó, muitos deles quilombolas das comunidades Rua do Jorro, Caboja e Várzea Grande, territórios titulados em 2005, segundo a CONAC"
"O Novas Histórias pertence ao empresário curitibano Markenson Marques, 61 anos, um bolsonarista convicto do setor de transportes, cuja empresa possui capital social de R$ 32 milhões e receita bruta que ultrapassa a marca de R$ 460 milhões."
According to Pública, teachers from Cipó's public schools began using Brasil Paralelo content in classrooms after receiving free access to the online material. The company "earned tens of millions in recent years and ranks among the largest investors in political advertising on social media," producing "content that aligns values of political right-wing, Christianity and revisionist theories, frequently contested by historians and academics". ✓
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"a Pública conversou com alguns pesquisadores e professores da cidade que, ao terem acesso gratuito ao material online da Brasil Paralelo, passaram a usar esse conteúdo em sala de aula."
"Na prática, a empresa, que faturou dezenas de milhões nos últimos anos e figura entre os maiores investidores de propaganda política nas redes sociais, produz conteúdos que alinham valores da direita política, cristianismo e teorias revisionistas, frequentemente contestadas por historiadores e acadêmicos."
The Ministry of Education, contacted by the report, stated that it "guides public networks to use teaching materials aligned with the National Common Curricular Base" and that "the adoption of materials outside official guidelines should be evaluated by education networks, which have autonomy, but also responsibility to ensure quality and compliance with current educational policies". ✓
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"o MEC afirmou que orienta as redes públicas a utilizarem materiais didáticos alinhados à Base Nacional Comum Curricular e, nesse sentido, o Programa Nacional do Livro do Material Didático (PNLD) seleciona obras com rigor técnico, pedagógico e científico. O MEC disse ainda que "a adoção de materiais fora das diretrizes oficiais deve ser avaliada pelas redes de ensino, que têm autonomia, mas também responsabilidade de assegurar a qualidade e a conformidade com as políticas educacionais vigentes"."
Brasil Paralelo was founded in 2016 in Porto Alegre and became one of the largest right-wing political content channels in the country
The 'Conexão Sertão' project was launched in December 2025 promising to distribute 10,000 free access passes throughout the Northeast
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Instituto RECEBS in Natal acts as partner for reproduction of Brasil Paralelo content
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How many teachers effectively adopted Brasil Paralelo content in the classroom?
Why it's still unknown: The report mentions 'some teachers' but does not quantify the scope of adoption
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How did quilombola communities react to the institute's presence and distributed content?
Why it's still unknown: Sources do not report specific reactions from quilombola leadership or local population
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What is the strongest version of the argument against criticism of the project?
Why it's still unknown: Consulted sources did not present project defenders or counterpoints to academic criticism
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Are there other similar Brasil Paralelo partnerships in quilombola or indigenous territories?
Why it's still unknown: Only Natal (RN) is mentioned as an additional example, without details on national reach