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Brebes Timur Exit (Indonesian: Pintu Keluar Brebes Timur) is one of the most famous toll road exits in Indonesia. It is also known as Brebes Exit or Brexit, a name inspired by a UK political term to leave the European Union. It is located in Brebes Regency, Central Java on the 57.5-kilometre (35.7 mi) Pejagan–Pemalang segment, a continuation of the 35-kilometre (22 mi) Kanci–Pejagan segment of Trans-Java Toll Road network. Construction of Pejagan–Pemalang toll road began in 2014, and prior to 2016 mudik, the first of two sections road, Pejagan to West Brebes, and West Brebes to East Brebes, were opened.
It is infamous for multi-thousand vehicle traffic jams and deaths that occurred after opening the junction prior to the 2016 mudik or homecoming period, at the end of the month of Ramadan and at the beginning of the following month of Syawal, as some population of Jakarta left the city to return to their home village for the Muslim festival of Lebaran (Eid al-Fitr).
There are in fact two Brebes exits: Brebes Timur (East Brebes) toll booth at KM 268 (from Jakarta) and Brebes Barat (West Brebes) toll booth at KM 263. However, as Brebes Timur was the end of the Trans-Java toll road in that year, it created a massive tailback as vehicles exited the highway for onward travel.