03/05/2024 – 18:15
The federal government’s decision to postpone the Unified National Public Competition (CPNU), due to heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul, left candidates with doubts about the next steps in the selection process. The first of these is the new date, which has not yet been announced. “At this moment, all the logistical issues involved with the test do not allow us to safely give a new date today”, informed Esther Dweck, Minister of Management and Innovation in Public Services, in a press interview this Friday (3), when he announced the postponement.
The minister cited the constant growth in the number of affected cities, roadblocks and victims, not only in Rio Grande do Sul, but also in areas of Santa Catarina, which led the government to decide to postpone. According to Esther Dweck, under current conditions, “it is impossible to carry out the tests in the state”. The minister clarified that there was already a forecast in the notice regarding natural disasters, but it did not include this unprecedented nature, such was the degree of disaster that hit Rio Grande do Sul. In total, ten municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul would have the tests administered, with 80.3 thousand candidates registered. and another 20 thousand people involved in all the logistics of the contest in the state.
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Across Brazil, there are more than 2 million people registered. “This decision is the safest for all candidates. With the postponement, we will guarantee that all two million candidates have the same conditions”, he highlighted. According to government sources, the decision to postpone the tests only in Rio Grande do Sul was considered, but there would not be enough question banks to prepare other tests with the same level of difficulty, which could generate a profusion of actions courts questioning the equality of the competition. The situation contrasts with the tests of the National High School Exam (Enem), which use the Item Response Theory (TRI) methodology and the possibility of preparing different tests for the same exam, but with the same level of demand.
Before formalizing the postponement, an extrajudicial agreement was signed between the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services (MGI), the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (PGE-RS), the Attorney General’s Office of the Union (AGU ) and the Federal Public Defender’s Office (DPU). Under the agreement, DPU and the State of Rio Grande do Sul undertake not to adopt administrative or judicial measures against the postponement of the tests.
A Brazil Agency created a guide to answer questions about the CPNU situation following the postponement. The information was gathered from clarifications given by the government and investigation of reports and may be updated at any time.
1) What is the new CNU date?
The Minister of Management and Innovation in Public Services, Esther Dweck, informed that the new date for the application of the competition tests has not yet been defined. According to her, the future date depends on the improvement of the situation in Rio Grande do Sul, which is facing heavy rains, and all the logistics involved in the event, such as reserving application sites.
“In the coming weeks, we may announce a new date. At this moment, all the logistical issues involved with the test do not allow us to safely give a new date today”, said the minister in a press interview this Friday. When defined, the new test application date will be published on the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) by the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services.
2) Will the test be the same as the one that should be given on May 5th? Will a new test be formulated?
Minister Esther Dweck informed that, in principle, the test will be the same. According to her, 65% of the evidence had already been distributed to the cities, with escort from the Federal Highway Police (PRF), National Security Force and state security forces in the states. In the case of Rio Grande do Sul, the tests had not even left Porto Alegre yet, for distribution to the other nine cities where the tests would be administered, some of which are among the most affected by the rains, such as Caxias do Sul and Santa Maria. Throughout the state, there are almost 170 blocking points and, according to the minister, around 96% of bus trips, departing or arriving at the Porto Alegre Bus Station, were canceled.
According to the minister, with the postponement, the tests must be relocated to safe locations certified by the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin), the same ones used to store the Enem tests. The operationalization of this logistics will also have an impact on the definition of the new competition date.
3) Will the test locations change?
The Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services (MGI) informed that there may be changes to the test locations, depending on the city and the logistical conditions that will still be studied by the competition organization.
4) Will there be compensation to candidates (transportation, accommodation and food) due to the postponement?
There is no provision for any type of reimbursement for transportation, accommodation or food for registered candidates. According to Minister Esther Dweck, more than 94% of registered candidates are, at most, around 100 kilometers (km) away from the test location and had not yet traveled to the competition.
5) Will there be a registration refund?
The refund of the registration fee, in the case of those who are unable to take the test on the new date, has not been made official, but minister Esther Dweck said that the department will provide guidance on this over the next few weeks.
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