The BR-235 is a Brazilian federal highway that connects the cities of Aracaju, in the state of Sergipe, to Novo Progresso, Pará.

Since the government of Jair Bolsonaro, in 2019, the road where it was made of earth began to be paved, and it was implanted where it did not exist, since it has great economic importance: the MATOPIBA region (in the south of Maranhão and Piauí, in western Bahia and Tocantins) is an important producer of soybeans, corn and cotton, among other products; the area of Juazeiro, Petrolina and Casa Nova is an important producer of fruits and also of goats and sheep.

[7][8] In August 2021, there were 62.3 km between the cities of Campo Alegre de Lourdes and Remanso receiving paving, with completion expected by the end of 2022.

[9] In Piauí, there is still a stretch of road that had never been implemented: 130 km between the cities of Caracol, Guaribas and Bom Jesus.

[11] From Bom Jesus, the highway continues for 290 km to the city of Santa Filomena, on the border with Maranhão.