Minister of Education announces second application in December; Lula highlights the participation of elderly people and mobilization for education
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Enem 2026 is being administered with gates opening at noon on Sunday (8) and closing at 1pm. The tests take place from 1:30 pm to 7 pm Brasília time. Inep, an agency of the Ministry of Education, is responsible for administering the exam and monitors the logistical processes throughout Brazil.
Students who missed Enem due to climate issues will have a new opportunity
The Minister of Education, Leonardo Barchini, stated this Sunday (8) that students unable to take the test for climate reasons will have a new opportunity in December.
"All climate issues are being observed by Inep. For those who cannot arrive due to climate reasons, we have a second application in December", declared the minister.
Writing: lack of investment and inequality are possible paths
Candidates can discuss how the lack of resources, regional inequalities and difficulties in accessing health services compromise the value of the SUS.
Among the possible theses, the student can argue that "SUS democratizes access to health, although it is harmed by the devaluation of public services", explains Marcus Barcelos, Portuguese coordinator at Bernoulli Educação.
According to teachers interviewed by g1, the essay theme follows the same pattern as in other years, in the sense that it is not a subject guided by the media.
Furthermore, it is an issue with strong social roots, closely linked to the Brazilian reality.
Lula says Enem represents 'war for education' and highlights participation of elderly people
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) stated this Sunday that the National High School Exam (Enem), by mobilizing thousands of people, represents a "war for education" and highlighted the participation of elderly people in the tests.
The speech took place after visiting the monitoring room at the National Institute of Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira (Inep) in Brasília, where technicians from the Ministry of Education, responsible for applying Enem, monitor the logistical processes throughout Brazil.
Gates open for the first day of Enem 2026
The gates of the Enem 2026 test sites were opened at noon this Sunday (8). Candidates have until 1pm to enter, when the doors will close. The tests start at 1:30 pm and end at 7 pm, Brasília time.
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A second application of Enem will be carried out in December for students prevented from doing so due to climate reasons.
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Three students in Belém evaluated the Enem 2026 essay on the SUS as a universal right. Two trainers expected technology and had opposite reactions; a 51-year-old candidate considered the topic to be calm and is seeking a scholarship in psychology at ProUni.

The first day of Enem 2026 brought together more than 48 thousand candidates in 21 municipalities of Ribeirão Preto (SP) and Franca (SP) this Sunday (8). Ribeirão Preto had the largest number of registrants, with 16,682 participants, followed by Franca, with 7,732, and Sertãozinho (SP), with 2,783. Candidates answered 90 objective questions on languages and humanities and produced an essay in Portuguese. The mathematics and natural science tests will be administered next Sunday (15).

Reports from g1 were used as a reference on the first day of Enem 2026, held this Sunday (8). The texts addressed public health, quilombola history and food insecurity in Brazil, being used in the essay and in objective exam questions.
Enem 2026 brings together 62.2 thousand candidates in Mato Grosso do Sul, with tests administered on the 8th and 15th of November. Among the participants is Patrícia Araújo, a 34-year-old indigenous woman, who is looking for a position in logistics to be an example to her children. In the state, 39,100 were exempt and 23,000 paid the registration fee.

Candidates began leaving the Enem 2026 test sites in Rio Branco (AC) from 1:30 pm on Sunday (8), after two hours of application. The first day included 90 objective questions and an essay about valuing the SUS. In Acre, 26,550 people are registered. The second day takes place next Sunday (15).

Student Domingos Wilson Carvalho, 17 years old, was one of the first to leave the National High School Exam (Enem) 2026 this Sunday (8), in Teresina. He assessed the test as difficult and stated that his focus is not on Enem, but on military competitions next year. In Piauí, 120.8 thousand people are registered and the tests take place in 49 municipalities.