Brazilian industrial production rose 0.7 percent in April 2026 compared to March, according to seasonally adjusted data. It was the fourth consecutive month of growth, accumulating a 4.4 percent increase over the period.

The data come from the Monthly Industrial Survey, released this Wednesday (Jun. 3) by the Brazilian government’s statistics agency IBGE.

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With this result, the industry is 4.7 percent above the pre-pandemic level (February 2020), but remains 12.9 percent below the record high reached in May 2011.

Brazilian industry grew 1.7 percent between January and April 2026 compared to the same period last year.

Growth

The highlights were the extractive industries (3.1%) and the coke, petroleum products and biofuels (3.1%) segments, both growing for the fifth consecutive month.

“In these sectors, the main positive drivers came from crude oil, natural gas, and iron ore in the extractive sector and from ethanol and petroleum products, especially diesel, in the petroleum products and biofuels sector,” explained research manager André Macedo.

According to IBGE, other positive contributions to growth came from rubber and plastic products (3.1%), wood products (8.5%), textile products (4.1%), and electrical machinery, equipment, and materials (2.2%).

Decline

On the other hand, among the 11 sectors that saw a decline in production, the chemical products sector (-3.9%) had the largest impact during the month.

“Also noteworthy are the negative impacts of the pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical chemical products (-6.0%), machinery and equipment (-2.9%), motor vehicles, trailers and bodies (-0.7%), and metallurgy (-1.0%) sectors,” said IBGE.

The Brazilian men’s national soccer team thrashed Panama 6–2 in its final friendly match on home soil before the World Cup. More than 72,000 fans packed the Maracanã Stadium on Sunday (May 31), where coach Carlo Ancelotti fielded two different lineups in each half, much to the delight of the crowd.

In the first half, Brazil came out pressing aggressively, and it took just one minute for Vinicius Júnior to open the scoring. Shortly afterward, the team lost intensity, and Panama equalized through Murillo. In the closing minutes of the half, Casemiro scored with a header to give the Brazilian team a 2–1 lead heading into halftime.

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While Brazil struggled to score in the first half, created few chances in midfield, and faced difficulties attacking down the right flank, it dominated the game in the second half. Ancelotti fielded 10 reserves and kept only starter Léo Pereira in defense. As if by magic, Brazil began pressing the ball out of defense, improved their passing, and built attacks through midfield with Danilo, Lucas Paquetá, and Fabinho.

Dominating possession and controlling the game, Brazil added four more goals through Rayan, Lucas Paquetá, Igor Thiago (from a penalty), and Danilo Santos. Harvey pulled one back for Panama in the closing minutes, making the final score 6–2.

Next steps

The team departs for the United States on Monday (Jun. 1), where it will play its final friendly before the World Cup. Brazil will face Egypt in Cleveland on Saturday (Jun. 6).

Brazil will open its World Cup campaign against Morocco on June 13 in New Jersey. The Brazilians are in Group C alongside Haiti and Scotland.

Most of the 26 players called up to represent Brazil at the World Cup have already gathered in Teresópolis, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, for the final stage of preparations ahead of the soccer tournament, which begins in 15 days and will be hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

On Wednesday (May 27), the players underwent medical evaluations and held a training session closed to the press.

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Coach Carlo Ancelotti will lead four training sessions through Saturday (30) in preparation for the friendly against Panama, which will take place on Sunday (31) at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Maracanã Stadium.

The following day, the team will travel to the United States, where they will play a final friendly match against Egypt on June 6 in Cleveland.

Their World Cup debut will be against Morocco on June 13 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Brazil is in Group C, which also includes Haiti and Scotland.

Beatriz Haddad Maia and Marcelo Demoliner, the first Brazilians to take the court in the Roland Garros doubles tournament in Paris, won their respective matches and advanced to the second round.

On Tuesday (May 26), Haddad and her Russian partner, Liudmila Samsonova, defeated favorites Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine and Desirae Krawczyk of the US. It was an important victory for the Brazilian, who was eliminated from the singles draw on Sunday (24) after losing 2–1 to Britain’s Francesca Jones.

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After a 2-hour, 15-minute match, the duo won 2-1, with set scores of 7-5, 2-6, and 6-2. Their next opponents will be the winners of the match between Indonesians Janice Tjen and Aldila Sutjiadi and the duo of Czech Marie Bouzková and Spaniard Sara Sorribes, who will play on Thursday (28).

Men’s

It was also a good day for Brazil’s Marcelo Demoliner and India’s Sriram Balaji. They defeated Germany’s Constantin Frantzen and the Netherlands’ Robin Haase 2-1 (6-3, 4-6, 6-3).

Their next opponents will be the winners of Wednesday’s (27) match between Germans Jakob Schnaitter and Mark Wallner and the duo of Argentina’s Guido Andreozzi and France’s Manuel Guinard.

Brazil has representatives in five other doubles teams set to make their debuts on Wednesday (27) and Thursday (28).

João Fonseca

After a flawless debut, Brazil’s João Fonseca returns to the court on Wednesday (27) for the second round of the Roland Garros singles draw. The 19-year-old will face 20-year-old Croatian Dino Prizmic, currently ranked 72nd in the world.