The veteran Ana Paula Renault, 44, defined her first vote on BBB 26 after a strategic decision by another participant. The event occurred this Wednesday, January 14, 2026, inside Brazil’s most watched house, and gains relevance for sealing one of the first conflicts of the edition. It all started the previous night, when Brigido, 34, won the first round of the Leader’s Test and used his power to eliminate Ana Paula from the competition.
Due to this move, the journalist openly declared that her vote in the first Paredão, scheduled for next Sunday (18), is already decided. In other words, she will vote for Brigido, turning a game decision into a personal rivalry. “What he did solved my vote, solved my life,” stated Ana Paula during a conversation with other brothers, making it clear that her colleague’s strategy had an immediate reverse effect.
Chain reaction inside the game
During the conversation with Pedro, Maxiane, and the sisters Sol Vega and Solange Couto, Ana Paula explained her logic forcefully. She argued that the first week is crucial, as nobody wants to go to the Paredão. Therefore, being removed from the test by someone who claims to be a player was interpreted as a hostile move. “Now he has an adversary,” retorted the veteran when Pedro tried to justify Brigido’s action as pure narrative strategy.
Furthermore, Ana Paula raised another point: she had earned three “snakes” on the Queridômetro, indicating possible rejection from the house. Thus, she already considered the chance of being nominated by the internal public to be high. Brigido’s intervention, therefore, was seen as an unnecessary blow. The situation even generated a moment of tension with Solange Couto, who scolded Pedro for trying to bring gossip about Brigido to Ana Paula, showing how the atmosphere in the house is already heating up.
Thus, the first major clash of BBB 26 is drawn. While Brigido may have thought to strengthen his position, his action created a fierce opponent from the very first week. With the Paredão approaching, it remains to be seen if Ana Paula’s voting promise will materialize and how this initial feud will shape the alliances in the game’s upcoming dynamics.
