Sergipe

Rural producers in Sergipe can renegotiate their debts with the Banco do Nordeste do Brasil (BNB) until November, according to Infonet. The window offers farmers in the state a chance to restructure overdue agricultural credit amid ongoing financial pressure on the sector.

Interest is growing around the Universidade Federal de Sergipe, a public federal university in the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe. Separate news coverage from the state includes a report that an off-duty military police officer drew his weapon at a student rally in support of former president Lula, which has kept Sergipe in the national conversation.