The 57th edition of the Brazilian Symposium on Operations Research (SBPO), held by the Brazilian Operations Research Society (SOBRAPO) in the city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, is a consolidated annual event whose main objective is to promote interaction between the academic-scientific community and industry professionals working with Operations Research. The symposium served as a platform for disseminating cutting-edge research results and for presenting solutions to relevant challenges in various sectors involving decision-making.

The event's structure comprised a diverse program, which included the offering of short courses, plenary conferences, technical sessions for oral presentations, and poster sessions. The papers presented covered the main advances in national research in the field.