Brazilian city's data error registers three women as 'President of the Republic'

Three women's employment prospects and future pension eligibility potentially compromised by administrative data errors they cannot easily correct.

In the municipality of Jaboatão dos Guararapes, a quiet data migration error transformed the legitimate work histories of ordinary women into something surreal: official records declaring them Presidents of the Republic. The error, rooted in a misapplied classification code during an administrative system transfer, has shadowed at least three women for years, surfacing only when they sought new employment or checked their pension records. It is a reminder that in the age of digital governance, a single errant code can rewrite a life's story — and that the machinery meant to correct such errors

Brazilian city's data error registers three women as 'President of the Republic'

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