BBB 26 Opens With First Quarto Branco Exit as Resistance Leader Test Looms

Overview

• Ricardinho pressed the red button after roughly 12 hours in the Quarto Branco, becoming the first to quit the second-chance room.
• Eight contenders remain for the two vacancies: Livia, Elisa, Matheus, Gabriela, Chaiany, Ricardo, Rafaella and Leandro.
• Under the rules announced on premiere night, anyone may leave by hitting the central red button, and the last two to endure enter the main cast.
• The first prova do líder is scheduled for Tuesday night and is reported to be a resistance challenge that will assign full leadership powers.
• Early house dynamics featured immediate vote talk and a tense exchange between Aline Campos and veteran Ana Paula Renault, who apologized; premiere ratings registered 21 points in Rio (down from last year) and 18 in São Paulo (up), with gains among younger viewers.