Brazil Unknown

A teenager was found dead in the afternoon of October 24 at Santa Felicidade State College in Curitiba. The information was confirmed by the State Department of Public Security and Prison Administration of Paraná (SESP / PR). According to the public agency, the death occurred around 4pm. The 16-year-old was a student of the school. The school is one of more than 800, which is occupied in the state. Civilian and Scientific Police teams went to the site to gather information. "The secretariat handles the issue with priority, to clarify as quickly as possible what happened," informed the Public Press. The students occupy the schools in Paraná and in other states of Brazil with the aim of provoking general chaos in the educational system. Leaders of the movement say they are protesting against the Provisional Measure that aims to reshape high school, in addition to claiming the legalization of drugs, the abortion right, the gay marriage and digital piracy in Brazil.

Schools without infrastructure and teachers with low wages: brands of the Brazil A survey reveals that only 8% of Brazilians between 15 and 64 years old are able to express themselves and to fully understand a text. That is, only a small portion dominates in fact the Portuguese and mathematics. According to the study "Illiteracy in the World of Work", a partnership of Paulo Montenegro Institute (MPI) and the NGO Educative Action, the population has 27% of functional illiterates in this age group. The survey divides the population into five groups: Illiterate, Rudimentary, Elementary, Intermediate and Proficient. Only 8% reach the latter. Someone "proficient" is able to understand and write texts of different types, such as messages (e-mail), descriptions (one Wikipedia entry) or argument (such as newspaper editorials or opinion articles), besides being able to opine on the location or text author's style. It is also able to interpret charts and graphs...