Criticism of Enem 2026: agribusiness, MST and controversial questions about hunger

Entities and parliamentarians criticize Enem 2026 for questions that associate agriculture with hunger and praise the MST. Understand the controversy and the requests for annulment.

Criticism of Enem 2026: agribusiness, MST and controversial questions about hunger

TL;DR

  • Enem 2026 is facing backlash over questions linking agribusiness to hunger and praising MST training centers.
  • Parliamentarians and industry entities are demanding the annulment of exam items and administrative investigations.
  • Critics argue the questions present an outdated view of agribusiness and omit the MST's history of land invasions.
  • The Inep denies ideological bias, asserting that the questions are educational and aim to assess students' interpretation of social and environmental issues.
  • A question on drip irrigation techniques was also criticized for not highlighting the sector's technological advancements.