Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Brasília Turns 66 as Leaders Push to Fix Health, Schools and Security

The milestone becomes a platform for campaign-style pledges to improve services across a divided capital.

Overview

  • Political figures used the 66th anniversary to preview campaign priorities focused on health, education and public safety.
  • G1 marked the milestone with 66 photos and videos that span the city’s 1960 inauguration under President Juscelino Kubitschek to recent scenes.
  • Governor Celina Leão said Brasília must lead by caring for health, schools and security.
  • Pre-candidates outlined fixes, with Capelli pressing for better health care and Leandro Grass urging the capital to regain direction and improve health and the economy.
  • José Roberto Arruda and ex-governor Rodrigo Rollemberg highlighted deep inequality and said satellite cities should match the Plano Piloto’s quality of life.