On April 12, 2019, 28 year-old bachelor in law Paula von Sperling from Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais won the competition with 61.09% of the public vote over administrator & entrepreneur Alan Possamai.

[1] A worldwide record breaking number of 202.406.432 million votes were cast on week 10's eviction besides being the second lowest-rated season ever to date.

teacher & MMA athlete from Porto Alegre, was kicked off of the show during the sequester period, after it was revealed he had a sponsorship contract with a fitness clothing brand and did not told the producers.

This season, each housemate receives a weekly sum of Estalecas (the house currency) to make the purchases in the Big Brother Brasil market.

If there is an individual or collective punishment, the values are reduced; and if the loss is too big, all housemates (including the Head of Household) become Have-Nots for the week.

The nineteenth season became highly controversial after a variety of racist, homophobic and misogynistic remarks were made by several of the housemates (including Diego Wantowsky, Gustavo Soares, Hariany Almeida, Maycon Santos and winner Paula von Sperling) on the live feeds but not aired on primetime episodes and alleged rigging from production and host Tiago Leifert fixing the game for certain players.

[10] During a Saturday party, after watching Rodrigo França and Gabriela Hebling dance to the song "Identidade" by Jorge Aragão (a samba that exalts blackness), Maycon told Diego Wantowsky that he had felt a shiver when he heard that "weird music" and that "several voices were talking to me saying 'do not be like them'".

[11] The next day, he even insinuated that Gabriela had made a macumba (Afro-Brazilian-witchcraft) for Isabella Cecchi to become ill.[12] Due these statements, Maycon was labeled by viewers as racist and accused of religious intolerance.

[20] As result, Decradi (Office of Racial and Intolerance Crimes) in Rio opened an investigation due Maycon Santos and Paula's statements.

[24] On March 12, 2019, Paula began to be investigated by the police for prejudice based on religious intolerance but was summoned to testify only after she left the house.

[25] On April 5, 2019, three days after being evicted, Rodrigo decided to testified against Paula in the Racial Crimes and Intolerance Offices in Rio de Janeiro, accusing her of prejudice against the color of his skin and his religion of African origin.

[26] On April 15, 2019, Paula testified to the police for over two hours and left the district in a car with dark glasses and covered face without talking to press.

[27][28] After being nominated for eviction by Head of Household Paula on week 11, Rodrigo França's official social media profiles suffered a series of racist attacks and death threats.

[29][30][31] As soon as the cast was unveiled, Vanderson Brito was accused of physical and psychological abuse by an ex-girlfriend, Maíra Menezes, through her social media account.