Congress Slashes Aldir Blanc Cultural Funding by 85% as Multiple Exhibitions Open Across Brazil

institutional · 2026-04-19

On March 20, Brazil's National Congress ratified the budget for 2025, resulting in an 85% reduction in funding for the Aldir Blanc National Policy (PNAB), decreasing it from R$3 billion to R$480 million, as reported by rapporteur Senator Angelo Coronel (PSD-BA). This decision goes against the government's prior commitments. In response, the National Forum of Culture Secretaries is organizing a demonstration in Brasília on March 27. The Aldir Blanc Law facilitates cultural initiatives without political bias, with the federal government originally intending to allocate R$3 billion until 2027. Meanwhile, notable exhibitions are ongoing, including 'Claudia Alarcón & Silät' at MASP (March 6 - August 2), 'O que elas viram' at IMS Paulista (March 17 - August 2), and 'Solidão Coletiva' at CAIXA Cultural (March 3 - July 12).

Key facts

The Aldir Blanc Law budget was cut by 85%, from R$3 billion to R$480 million.
The cut was approved by the National Congress on March 20, 2025.
Senator Angelo Coronel (PSD-BA) was the budget rapporteur who executed the cut.
The National Forum of Culture Secretaries will mobilize in Brasília on March 27 to contest the decision.
The Aldir Blanc Law is a mandatory expense legislation passed unanimously during the Bolsonaro government.
MASP exhibition 'Claudia Alarcón & Silät: viver tecendo' runs from March 6 to August 2, 2025.
IMS Paulista's photobook exhibition 'O que elas viram' features 106 books and runs from March 17 to August 2.
The 4th Frestas – Trienal de Artes in Sorocaba presents 188 works from February 27 to August 16.

Entities

Artists

Montez Magno
Mari Ra
Zé di Cabeça
Fabio Miguez
Adenor Gondim
Luciano Feijão
Júlio Bittencourt
Willa Wasserman
Marlene Barros
Claudia Alarcón
Thalita Hamaoui
Rogério Medeiros
Ivald Granato
Felipe Rezende
Andrea Brazil
Darks Miranda
Flávia Metzler
Ivan Cardoso
Yuli Yamagata
Flavia Renault
Belony Ferreira
Mestre Didi
Paulo Pedro Leal
Nuno Ramos
Marcos Amaro
Rafael Hayashi
Lázaro Roberto
Deborah Paiva
Alice Gelli
Gabi Gelli
Anna Atkins
Elizabeth B. Brownell
Eslanda Cardozo Goode Robeson
Annette Messager
Angèle Etoundi Essamba
Hiromix
Claudia Andujar
Maureen Bisilliat
Gretta Sarfaty
Vilma Slomp
Claudia Jaguaribe
Anna Mariani
Stefania Bril
Francisco Brennand
José Cláudio
Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff
Ludwig Riedel
Néster Rubtsov
Aimé-Adrien Taunay
Hercule Florence
Wilhelmine von Langsdorff
Lalo de Almeida
Paula Sampaio
Miguel Chikaoka
João Pompeu
Maria Noujaim
Ronaldo Domingues de Almeida
Abdias Nascimento
Jean Boghici
Carlos Lacerda
Juca Rosa
Alberto Henschel
Tadeu Kaingang
Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui
Antônio Bispo dos Santos (Nêgo Bispo)
Fabrício Noronha
Angelo Coronel
Lula
Jair Bolsonaro
Tomás Toledo
Alana Silveira
Renato Lopes
Elaine Pinheiro
Karenn Amorim
Nicolas Soares
Adriana Machado
Paulo Bruscky
Adriano Pedrosa
Laura Cosendey
Tadeu Chiarelli
Catalina Bergues
Moacir dos Anjos
Aracy Amaral
Cao Guimarães
Marcelo Silveira
Ana Paula Cavalcanti Simioni
Guilherme Wisnik
Daniela Thomas
Betânia Pinheiro
Fábio Nunes
Júlia Martins
Maria Alice Milliet
Christian-Jack Heymès
Mastrobuono family
Claudio Cretti
Guilherme Teixeira
Ana Avelar
José Augusto Ribeiro
Antonio Florence
Francis Melvin Lee
Mônica Guimarães
Miguel Del Castillo
Russet Lederman
Olga Yatskevich
Paula Borghi
Paula Ramos
Ayrson Heráclito
Rodrigo Moura
Mônica Cardim

Institutions

Congresso Nacional
Fórum Nacional dos Secretários e Dirigentes de Cultura
Política Nacional Aldir Blanc (PNAB)
Ministério da Cultura (MINC)
Galeria Galatea Salvador
Nara Roesler
Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo (MAES)
Movimento Grevista Negro
Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel
Casa Onze
Sesc Sorocaba
Capela João de Camargo
Clube 28 de Setembro
CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
Phi Projetos
Cinnamon
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte (CCBB BH)
Ateliê Marlene Barros
Ponto de Cultura Coletivo ZBM
Universidade de Aveiro
MASP — Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
Silät
10×10 Photobooks
Getty Research Institute
Museo Reina Sofía
Rijksmuseum
New York Public Library
Livraria da Travessa
Janaina Torres Galeria
Casa Seva
FAMA Museu
IMS - Instituto Moreira Salles
Biblioteca de Fotografia
DAN Galeria
SP-Arte
Casa de Cultura do Parque
Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea (ICCo)
Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin - USP
Instituto Hercule Florence
Documenta Pantanal
BBM-USP
Centro Maria Antônia da USP
Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
Coleção Cyrillo Hercules Florence
Galeria Nara Roesler - SP
Roesler Hotel
Fonte
Carmo Johnson Projects
Itaú Cultural
Ilê Asipá
Pina Luz
Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
Serviço de Repressão à Mendicância
Secretaria da Cultura (Secultes)
Fundo de Cultura do Estado do Espirito Santo (Funcultura)
Midiateca Capixaba
Governo do Brasil
Governo do Estado
Banco BV
Laranjinha
Banco Itaú
El Espacio 23
Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Programa de Pós-graduação em Artes
Escola de Nova York
Império Russo
PGHEA-MAC/USP

Locations

Brasília
Brazil
Espírito Santo
Salvador
Bahia
São Paulo
Vitória
Nova York
USA
Sorocaba
Tóquio
Japan
Mumbai
India
Pequim
China
Jacarta
Indonesia
Belo Horizonte
Minas Gerais
La Puntana
Argentina
Gran Chaco
Paraguay
Recife
Pernambuco
Olinda
Zona Leste
Campo Grande
Mato Grosso do Sul
Aveiro
Portugal
Santiago
Los Angeles
Madri
Spain
Amsterdã
Netherlands
Paris
France
Barra Funda
Jardins
Itu
Vila Nova Conceição
Alto de Pinheiros
Cidade Universitária
Porto Feliz
Mato Grosso
Grão-Pará
Amazônia
Pantanal
Vila Madalena
Santo Antônio da Patrulha
Rio Grande do Sul
Boaçava
Bela Vista
Rio de Janeiro
Bom Retiro
Passeio Público
Guandu
Algarve
Ilha de Itaparica
Recôncavo Baiano
Fortaleza
Ceará
Miami
Ipojuca
Cameroon
Yanomami
Sertão mineiro
Mineiro
Africa
United Kingdom
North America
Europe
Latin America

Sources

ARTE!Brasileiros — 2025-03-21