Overview
- Presenter Tadeu Schmidt says all participants have been selected and keeps the names confidential while vouching for the strength of the lineup.
- The season confirms three groups—Pipoca, Camarote and a cohort of returning ex-participants—to reshape house dynamics.
- Five Casas de Vidro across São Caetano do Sul, Brasília, Salvador, Manaus and Porto Alegre will each host four candidates as the public votes on gshow to send 10 into the house.
- A new 'laboratório' reserve will confine alternates under public watch, allowing producers to substitute housemates to curb passive gameplay.
- Viewers will control three Big Fones by choosing which one rings and what message it delivers, while online lists of supposed celebrities remain unconfirmed by Globo.