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New government law is about to impact the careers of millions of Brazilians who are public servants: the future of PEC 32 promises to replace the old decree and promote historic administrative reform
The federal government is about to promote a administrative reform historic, which promises to profoundly impact the career of each public server. With a new law in gestation, which will replace the old one decree of 1967, the objective is to modernize the public service and make it more efficient. While the Senate and society debate the future of PEC 32, the government is already implementing changes that could redefine the structure of civil servants.
Want to know how this reform can affect your future as a public servant? Keep reading and discover all the details of this transformation!
New law in the Government prepares measures that may impact careers in the Public Service
The government is determined to move forward with a new law that promises to have a profound impact on the careers of public servants. The goal is to reform the decree that has been in place for 57 years, aiming for an administrative reform that will bring more efficiency to public administration.
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Since its creation in 1967, the Decree-Law No. 200 governs the organization of the federal public administration. However, the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services (MGI) points out that this legislation is outdated. The new proposal aims to align the functioning of the public service with the Federal Constitution of 1988, modernizing the role of the public servant and the management of careers.
In partnership with the Attorney General's Office (AGU), the government has formed a committee composed of renowned experts, including jurists, civil servants and academics. They have until April 2025 to finalize the text that will replace the old decree. This team intends to create a new legislative framework that brings significant changes to public careers, with a focus on efficiency and serving society.
In addition, the MGI has already published Ordinance No. 5.127 in August 2023, which defines guidelines for the restructuring of careers in the public service. This ordinance establishes standards that must be followed by federal agencies when presenting their proposals for restructuring positions and career plans.
José Celso Cardoso Jr., Secretary of Human Resources at MGI, highlights that the ordinance is the first major regulatory milestone since the Civil Service Statute (Law 8.112/1990). According to him, the administrative reform has already begun, albeit incrementally.
In fact, several infra-constitutional measures have been implemented since 2023. Among them is the unified national public selection process, which aims to select the best profiles of public servants for the country's current needs. Another initiative is the sizing of the workforce, an action that seeks to optimize the use of civil servants in different areas.
PEC 32: The shadow over the new reform
Proposed Constitutional Amendment (PEC) No. 32, presented in 2020, promised a major reform of the public sector, but was shelved before reaching the Chamber of Deputies. The PEC, proposed during the previous government, aimed to reduce public spending on civil servants, but its approach was widely criticized by several sectors.
Experts argue that PEC 32 focused mainly on cost cutting, without considering the strategic importance of public servants in implementing policies that serve the population. In addition, there were concerns that PEC 32 could affect impartiality in hiring and open space for the outsourcing of essential functions in the State, such as health and education.
The new administrative reform proposal, however, goes far beyond PEC 32. According to Michelle Fernandez, a professor at the University of Brasília (UnB), the PEC was born with a narrow and obsolete vision. “The focus was fiscal, while the new proposal aims to modernize the service provided to society,” the specialist emphasizes.
Sheila Tolentino, a researcher at Ipea, adds that the new law should prioritize the quality of service provided to citizens, and not just cost cutting. For her, the current reform aims to improve the functioning of the government and strengthen trust in public servants.
Economic impacts and differing opinions
The National Confederation of Commerce of Goods, Services and Tourism (CNC) argues that reforms such as PEC 32 could generate significant savings for the public coffers. According to the entity, cost containment is essential to reduce public debt and improve Brazil's fiscal situation.
However, experts such as Félix Garcia Lopes Jr., a sociologist and researcher at Ipea, dispute this view. He points out that spending on public servants in Brazil is not disproportionate, as some critics suggest. According to data from the Atlas of the Brazilian State and the OECD, Brazil has fewer public servants per inhabitant than developed countries.
These data show that around 11 million Brazilians work in the public service, which represents less than 13% of the country's workforce. In contrast, in OECD countries, this proportion is 20,8%. Furthermore, most civil servants are allocated to essential areas, such as health, education and security, mainly in city halls and state governments.
Consequently, indiscriminately cutting the number of civil servants, as suggested by PEC 32, could harm the services provided to the population. Around 60% of civil servants in Brazil work in city halls, while another 30% work in state governments, mainly in the areas of health, education and security.
At the federal level, the scenario is different. Around 1,2 million civil servants are linked to the Union, with just over half of them being active. Most of them work in the education sector, especially university professors. The highest salaries are concentrated in the Judiciary and the Legislature.
New law, new path for public service
In light of these differences, the federal government continues to move forward with its proposal for administrative reform, focusing on creating new legislation that goes beyond cutting spending. The idea is to promote a more efficient public service, capable of better meeting the demands of the population.
This new administrative reform is still under construction, but the first steps have already been taken with the creation of the committee of experts and the publication of new guidelines for personnel management in the public sector. Now, we just have to wait for the next steps and monitor the impacts that these changes will have on public servants and society as a whole.
With this, the expectation is that the new law will bring a balance between administrative efficiency and employee appreciation, ensuring that the Brazilian public service continues to play its fundamental role in serving the population.
Source: Brazil Agency
Good afternoon, I don't really agree because the government doesn't listen to public servants, only experts know what's best for the population, the public servants themselves, because they know the population's needs.
First, we need to end the perks of the federal senate, chamber of deputies and judiciary, to serve as examples...after that, they can mess with the others.
Envious
I agree
Are you clueless or are you one of the privileged ones and felt
“hurt” by the truths you heard?
Put an end to the more than 100 “commissioned” positions, the “living dead of the military,” end compulsory retirements for the judiciary and public prosecutors,” create competitions for health and education professionals, then the reform can be discussed!
Military personnel are not public servants, but rather military personnel
And where does the money come from to pay salaries, isn't it from the public coffers, or from the bankers?
Hence, from the pockets of those who work and produce. Rulers (Government) do not produce $, they only collect and apply it badly (if not ****) most of the time.
Military personnel are public servants AND ALSO military personnel
Military personnel are public servants, brother. All individuals who are appointed and sworn into office through a public selection process, by statutory regime and have tenure after 3 years (military personnel 10 years, officers have tenure at the time of their investiture), “according to constitutional provisions, art. 37 of the Federal Constitution”, in addition to those appointed by commission, who are freely appointed and dismissed, that is, “positions of favor” are public servants. In addition to those who are public servants only for criminal purposes, as a result of the unfolding of the principle of decentralization of State obligations. I did not understand the discourtesy of the others towards you. It is simple to explain. Especially because you, in your statement, show absolute ignorance of the subject. Now no longer!. Hugs.
Civil servants are statutory, have job stability after the probationary period and retire under the Public Servants' Own Regime. Civil servants are employed under the CLT, have precarious job stability and are retired under the General Social Security Regime.
Idiocy, of course they are!
If they enter through a competition, well!
Furthermore, public employment is only available through public examinations, and advancement in the judiciary is only possible for judges, putting an end to the nomination of judges and ministers by politicians (generally suspect) and professional associations (OAB and MP).
Ricardo, I would add armed forces too.
I agree
I disagree with all of you. We have to end rentism in Brazil. Half of the revenue goes to bankers who produce nothing.
Of course, the main blame for all this lies with the rentiers... Thoughts like these are what are causing the country to end up in this situation...
This is the continuation of the outsourcing law approved by the Temer government,
Correct. I'm from the judiciary and there are many people, especially those on commission, who have high salaries, while we, mere mortals, are just **** and we are the ones who carry the machine on our backs.
I am a municipal public servant and I notice the discrepancy in the value given to health and education workers compared to legislative and judicial workers. I ask myself what is essential for the development of the Nation?
The problem of our country is called commissioned positions, so to speak, (judges, ministers, secretaries and sycophants). A fair and democratic country will be one in which any and all occupation in public office is only through PUBLIC COMPETITION.
OUTSIDE OF THIS, WE CANNOT CALL IT “DEMOCRACY”
We really hope for improvements in this area that is so undervalued.
Wake up, this is to deceive the people
The LULA GOVERNMENT should have compensated all public servants who were fired and harmed for 5 YEARS under the COLLOR GOVERNMENT. They were all pardoned. The amnesty recognized the error but did not compensate.
When **** is arrested, his properties will be converted into compensation payments.
He should be fired again.
It has to change, it's not because you studied that you have to get rich in the government, those who support this party are businessmen, sacrificed, want to earn well, work on their own, do an income tax survey, public servants, most of them have 2 vehicles, a beach house, and housing, health plan, bonus leave, enough of many benefits, lots of Mimi with a full belly, specialist, sociologist, go to sleep with your theses!
Stop being a ****, man!
Could this be resentment because he didn't pass any tests?
You are mistaken. I am a civil servant, I work in healthcare, I earn little and work a lot, I have no perks whatsoever, I have not had a salary adjustment for years... Most civil servants are made up of people like me, who work a lot and earn little. The civil servants who earn the most are politicians, with their respective vice-presidents (who to this day I do not know what they are for, earning fortunes, placing several commissioners, who in addition to having no training whatsoever, earn much more than civil servants (and generally do not work), the judiciary also votes on their own salary adjustments and has several bonuses, the military has permanent retirement for descendants, etc. The injustice is there and not in the poor mortals of the civil service.
I completely agree with you. Just to clarify, military personnel have lost the right to a pension for their daughters since 2000. Only those who had acquired the right receive it.
As a state civil servant, I am in favor of a reform that values the quality of the service provided, through productivity and efficiency assessments, because I know of countless civil servants who do not spend 3 hours at their workplace or who are present but “dragging their feet” while receiving their full salary. This devalues those who truly want to make a difference. Let us demand rights, but without forgetting our duties.
You are not a server
We find the unemployed person who barely knows how to use a PC.
100% sure it's a commissioned position, with envy of the effective position.
Said it all
Commissioned positions are the backbone of public service. Many people without education and without any notion are placed in management positions in city halls and other departments to direct technical people and take credit for the service done by poorly paid public servants while ad **** prevails over good work.
We need to end outsourcing in the public sector.
I'm referring to Lourival. Or is it a commissioned position, PPS…🤣🤣🤣
You were right, Marcia.
Kkk
There we have the example of someone who fails to pass a public exam and becomes furious with those who do!! Indeed, being effective goes beyond physical strength.
Envy kills, huh…
Lorival Neto is right. I am a retired teacher from the State of São Paulo and I am tired of seeing what he said during my career both in schools and in the Education Directorate where I worked. Look Maycon, you are out of touch with reality. And it seems that you are not a public servant.
Or rather, absolutely correct!
Very well put, colleague. Especially when it comes to outsourced and subcontracted workers who have no commitment to the citizen and are unaware of and do not respect public assets. Major changes require more than bureaucrats to resolve them; they require sensitivity and knowledge of an essential service to society, no matter what area it may be in.
I completely disagree. I am outsourced, proactive, committed, I participate in all training courses. I am 100% convinced that I perform my service provision with promptness and quality.
I firmly believe that not only employees should undergo a Performance Evaluation, but all outsourced employees.
One swallow does not make a summer.
It's true.
But, it is the beginning, and an example to be followed.
Unfortunately, examples do not have the impact that popular sayings claim.
Not all outsourced workers are uncommitted. I used to be one and I was super committed to my work. Today I am a permanent employee.
OF COURSE you would say this about YOURSELF. What I see in practice is Outsourced workers just taking it by the horns. Have patience.
It's true that here in my city I see employees arriving at 8:30-9:00 and leaving at 10:30-11:00. I think this is absurd.
In my city, there are employees who clock in and go home and still work overtime in the same way, everyone knows and no one does anything and they are still the ones who get the highest score in the evaluations.
Report it, of course! It can even be done anonymously. What kind of population knows everything and doesn't report it? In addition to the Public Prosecutor's Office, you can also report it anonymously to any TV station. They will be more than happy to show scandals like these because they get a lot of viewers.
Sometimes, he's not even a civil servant. He's just another commissioner who kisses the mayor's ass.
They must be the protégés, the godchildren and the sycophants of bosses or politicians who are not committed to efficiency in public service.
And what do you think about the high salaries of politicians and their commissioned positions?
Nobody talks about that. Just in terms of amendments, that **** Lula swindled 80 million into Boulos to lose the mayoral elections. Did he spend all that money on the campaign? Of course not: embezzlement was done with force.
You can reform as you wish. Brazil's problem is the excess fat. It's the excessive salaries of members of the judiciary. It's the lifetime health plans of deputies and senators, around R$85 thousand per month, the perks in the fat salaries, the absurd campaign amendments that reach R$5 billion every two years, the excessive privileges of members of the legislative and judiciary branches. The executive branch staff generally earns a pittance compared to them. As for inefficiency at work, it means their bosses lack competence. When an employee arrives late, leaves early, or dawdles, it's not their fault, but their boss's. Those who pass a public exam have dedicated their lives to this, so they can't be criticized. Those who criticize it just have to study and pass one. In short, reforming and not cutting the excess fat will never save money. You have to cut expenses and perks of all kinds.
Pix amendments are a monopoly of Congress and have guaranteed the election of right-wing and far-right politicians in municipal elections. Lula is a hostage of this mafia.
Spare me, Lula never knows anything, poor guy, I feel so sorry, but not for him, for those who believe this
The poor little animal lol
Just prove it my friend... and report it... Bolsonaro spent 300 billion on 3-month benefits just to win the elections and lost... so what???
See if this server is not hired by the Mayor.
Unfortunately, this is reality.
Performance indicators are necessary, but they are unlikely in the public sector. No one wants to be held accountable for productivity and efficiency.
Good morning! Do you work in the public service to talk like that? Public servants who have passed a public exam carry out their work without FGTS, without a formal contract, and without unemployment insurance when they are fired. Those who do nothing are commissioned and political agents who do not even attend legislative sessions or those of the Executive Branch. Now, sitting in a chair, spending weekends struggling with a thousand subjects to study and passing a public exam is for the few, right?
I am a civil servant and I know that the problem goes far beyond these statements, since the culture of the average Brazilian is that there should be more time off and less work. In addition to this, in the civil service there is demotivation, privileges, kickbacks promoted by politicians, cronies and so many others that harm the efficiency of the public service.
You are definitely not a server
You are Neuza. Fat, lazy, old, ugly and slow. That is when you do something, which I doubt. A ****
It is necessary to quantify the work of each employee, establish goals and put an end to patronage.
Exactly!!
And a job and salary plan and professional appreciation, in addition to guaranteeing constitutional rights, e.g.: equality, equity, equality
It would be a big step towards efficiency in public service.
True. Not only the appreciation but there are other indexes. The general patronage of politicians to the connivance of ghosts. It is a cauldron of igyal house of tolerance.
Three hours at work... There are many who don't even go to the sector and receive more than 20 times more than those who work, mainly in the Legislative and Judiciary, not to mention the "**** party"...
You're talking about politicians, right? Just look at Congress, I've never seen so many recesses.
Your comment is excellent!! The reform must aim at the quality of the service and the validation of the server!!
It is imperative to remove ASPONE from the public service, especially those sponsored by politicians.
Very good! I am a public servant and I also suffer from this problem!
Agreed! Lots of **** living at the expense of the State.
This is what we see most. This so-called stability promotes absurdities. Not to mention the fact that the vast majority of the population doesn't even know their rights when it comes to their demands for public services. I'm a fan of ombudsman services, just give them a phone number and that's it. I've already given people who don't want to work a few huge ****ings. Once, a general manager of a Caixa branch called me in despair, begging me to never complain to anyone other than him again. Hahahahahhahahahaha... He definitely got his name on the board. He doesn't lose his job easily, but he does go through a lot of stress. In fact, I've never seen a single problem since the fact that I complained. It works.
You must be talking about yourself or you are not a civil servant. You should defend your rights acquired by civil servants who fought hard to achieve what we have today. I have worked for 31 years as a Federal Civil Servant, 40 hours a week from Monday to Friday, from 7 am to 16 pm. Demanding your rights is fighting against PEC 32, which will transform the Civil Service into a business counter for corrupt politicians. Think carefully about what you are defending.
Fight for ACQUIRED RIGHTS, you bloodsucker of society? Do you give job security to the people who work for you? Do you give them full retirement, health insurance, career plans, endless vacations, and sick leave? I will only believe in a public servant when he has a company and does half of this for his employees. Especially job security. Look at the “owners” of a notary’s office if their employees have this? And those who open businesses in their wives’ names, front men, etc. Unequal, intellectually dishonest, they want rights and do not want duties.