Brazilian Billionaires Donate to 2026 Election Campaigns
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Rich people in Brazil are giving money to politicians. This is for the 2026 elections. Together, they gave four million reais.
The Grendene family is one of these rich families. They make shoes. The family gave one million reais to a man named Ciro. Ciro wants to be governor of Ceará. This is a change. Before, the Grendene family helped someone else.
The owners of a company called Aço Cearense also gave money. They gave one million reais too. They gave this money to a man named Elmano. Elmano is the current governor of Ceará.
A journalist named Tatiana Farah wrote about this news. She said Grendene is the biggest donor in the 2026 elections so far. She said the family changed sides. Now they support Ciro, not the other person.
In Brazil, rich people and companies can give money to help politicians. This is called a donation. The money helps politicians pay for their campaign. A campaign is the work politicians do before an election to get votes.
Vocabulary15 words
- donor
- a person who gives money
- donation
- money given to help someone
- campaign
- work to get votes before an election
- election
- a day when people choose a leader
- governor
- the leader of a state
- billionaire
- a very rich person with a lot of money
- owner
- a person who has a company
- support
- to help someone
- candidate
- a person who wants to win an election
- state
- a part of a country
- journalist
- a person who writes news
- switch
- to change from one thing to another
- current
- happening now
- wealthy
- having a lot of money
- family
- people related to each other
Quiz
Answer key
1. R$4 million 2. Ciro 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Rich people in Brazil are giving _____ to politicians. This is for the 2026 _____. Together, they gave four million _____.
The Grendene family is one of these rich families. They make _____. The family gave one million reais to a man named _____. Ciro wants to be governor of Ceará.
The owners of a company called Aço Cearense also gave money. They gave this money to a man named _____. Elmano is the current _____ of Ceará.
A _____ named Tatiana Farah wrote about this news. She said Grendene is the biggest donor in the 2026 elections so far.