MEC Livros Tops 291,000 Users and 122,000 Loans in First Week

Overview

• The platform, announced on April 1, logged 291,600 users and more than 122,000 active loans in its first week, with São Paulo leading usage ahead of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Ceará and Bahia.
• Readers use a website or mobile app and sign in with a Gov.br account to borrow titles for free.
• In Bahia, the app comes pre-installed on state-issued tablets, with 231,338 delivered since 2023 and 400,000 more planned for 2026.
• Loans run for 14 days with one renewal, and the Education Ministry says it is adding anytime returns and an option to auto-return after 90% of a book is read.
• The catalog offers about 8,000 works, from classics to best-sellers like Harry Potter and The Hunger Games, and includes accessibility tools such as dyslexia support and screen-reader compatibility.