Politics
Tarcísio de Freitas won São Paulo governorship
Ciro Gomes won Ceará and Tarcísio de Freitas won São Paulo in a wave of elections across eight states.
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The year ahead, reported from the odds
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The firm also confirmed it had not announced a Millennium Prize solution by the end of September.
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Primetime earned more than $22 million in its Opening Weekend
Politics
Ciro Gomes won Ceará and Tarcísio de Freitas won São Paulo in a wave of elections across eight states.
On Thursday 1 July 2027 Brazil concluded a series of gubernatorial elections in eight states. Voters in São Paulo elected Tarcísio de Freitas as governor, while Ceará chose Ciro Gomes. The results also installed new governors in Acre, Bahia, Maranhão, Pará, Pernambuco and Goiás.
Tarcísio de Freitas assumed office in São Paulo, a state with the country's largest economy. In Goiás, Daniel Vilela took the governorship, succeeding the previous administration. Both inaugurations occurred on the same day as the other state ceremonies.
Science
OpenAI stayed independent and the leading AI firms kept headquarters in the US and UK.
Crypto
Metamask, Puffpaw, StandX and Opensea also missed their launch-day valuation targets.
World
Russia gained no ground in Donbass and no ceasefire was signed in 2026.
World
The United States did not recognize Reza Pahlavi as Iran's leader.
World
The United States also avoided declaring war on Iran and did not launch an invasion.
World
China also did not blockade Taiwan during the year, keeping regional tensions low.
Politics
Becerra won the California governor's race, delivering a Democratic victory.
Politics
Alberta voted against secession and Vancouver chose Pete Fry as mayor.
World
Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms won the Peace Prize while a U.S. economist earned the Economics award, and Trump received the satirical Nobel Piss Prize
Economics
Core PCE inflation held at 3.6% and Core CPI stayed at 2.4%.
Politics
Flávio Bolsonaro won the presidency while the Liberal Party secured control of Congress and opposition candidates claimed several governorships.
Politics
The administration also failed to overturn an Anthropic injunction and confirmed no Tesla-SpaceX merger by September's end.
Science
The firm also confirmed it had not announced a Millennium Prize solution by the end of September.
World
The United States kept its Iranian blockade in place while Tehran retained control of Kharg Island.
World
Throughout September Israel launched no new attacks in the four regions, and the Houthi movement did not strike Israel.
Politics
The German Energy Minister remained in office, while Swiss voters also turned down two popular initiatives.
World
New leaders also emerged in Italy, Poland, Canada and São Tomé and Príncipe with Roscioli, Gibała, Findlay and the MLSTP winning.
Culture
Primetime earned more than $22 million in its Opening Weekend
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