Across Brazil, 39 Enem test sites are affected by power outages caused by storms

The lack of light harmed Enem candidates in 39 test locations across the country. Students who were unable to take the exam on Sunday (8) will have a new chance on December 15th.

The expectations of those who waited a year for this day turned into uncertainty. The person who recorded the video was social counselor Valdelicia de Freitas. She met the Jornal Nacional team this Monday (9) in front of a municipal school in Duque de Caxias, in Baixada Fluminense, where she tried to take the test on Sunday (8). Without light, it was impossible.

“I couldn’t even see the student’s face,” he says.

Time passed and no light came back. There, the candidates remained inside the rooms, in the dark, for more than two hours. They only started to be released at 3:45 pm, without taking the test. It's also frustrating for businesswoman Maria da Glória Rodrigues, who hopes to go to nursing school.

"I got here, I think it was 12:40 pm, around. Then, when I entered the hallway, everything was turned off", he says.

Across Brazil, 39 Enem test sites are affected by power outages caused by storms — Photo: Jornal Nacional/ Reproduction

Across Brazil, 39 Enem test sites were affected by the power outage, caused by storms. Two in Amapá, one in Minas and 36 in Rio de Janeiro. Candidates prevented from taking the test due to a lack of light will have a new chance.

"This student who felt harmed for some reason, some inconvenient fact that meant he was unable to take the test properly, can indeed request on the participant's page, from November 16th, to retake this exam", states the Minister of Education, Leonardo Barchini.

Candidates who faced problems such as natural disasters or contracted an infectious disease a week before the first or second day of the exam can also request to reapply. The new language, humanities and writing tests will be administered on December 15th. But be careful: those who were unable to take the test on Sunday (8) must appear on the second day of the test as normal.

"The first day of the test was a success. We didn't have any major problems. The problems that occurred were similar to previous years. And we hope that we can also have, on the second day of the test, on November 15th, a very normal situation for carrying out this test, so that everyone can fulfill their dream of accessing higher education in Brazil", says Leonardo Barchini.

Enem, for Valdelicia de Freitas, is the chance to fulfill an old dream: having a diploma from the college of social service. It's not now that she's going to give up:

"And I don't want to stop, guys, because I think age doesn't mean anything, the important thing is to have willpower", he says.