CREA, CRECI, CFQ, CFT, COREN, CREMERJ and Other Professional Councils Under Government Scrutiny

Written by Paulo Nogueira

Published on 06/03/2019 at 17:01

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The Government Begins Discussing the End of the Mandatory Payment of Annual Fees for Professionals Who Are Part of Existing Professional Councils in Brazil, They Understand That This Charge Is Similar to the Union Tax, Therefore, Illegal

A legislative proposal to abolish the annual fee of all professional councils was presented in the Senate on January 26, 2019, and today (06) endorsed by Federal Deputy Joice Hasselmann on social media. Citing some examples: Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) and professional councils, such as the Regional Council of Engineering and Agronomy (Crea) and the Council of Architecture and Urbanism (CAU), among many others, we will list all of them at the end of this article.

According to the project, the annual payment is similar to how the union tax was collected, which was abolished in the last Labor Reform.

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There are many complaints from Brazilians who are prevented from working in their fields due to high fees they cannot afford.

“The mandatory payment of annual fees for regulatory bodies like CREA, CAU, OAB, among others, only burdens the professional and does not contribute at all to the development of the profession. The idea is that the payment of the annual fee should be optional, not extending to other types of services like collecting ART, in the case of engineers,” via publication on the Senate’s website, which is open for voting by all professionals from these councils.( ⇐ Access if you want to vote against or in favor)

Making an analogy with DETRAN, which issues a license to drive or pilot vehicles, regardless of whether the citizen has practical skills or not, professional councils operate in the same way. You are considered qualified to exercise a specific profession when you prove you have completed a course recognized by MEC and properly registered. Another important role of professional councils is overseeing activities inherent to the professional’s area of expertise, for example: overseeing a construction project to verify if it was executed by a qualified professional and if the ethical standards are being followed.

Professional Councils in Brazil

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Federal Council of Administration (CFA) and regional councils (CRA)
Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association and regional councils (sectional OAB)
Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Brazil (CAU)
Federal Council of Social Work (CFESS) and regional councils (CRESS)
Federal Council of Library Science (CFB) and regional councils (CRB)
Federal Council of Biology (CFBIO) and regional councils (CRBIO)
Federal Council of Biomedicine (CFBM) and regional councils (CRBM)
Federal Council of Accounting (CFC) and regional councils (CRC)
Federal Council of Real Estate Brokers (COFECI) and regional councils (CRECI)
Federal Council of Economics (CFE) and regional councils (CORECON)
Federal Council of Physical Education (CONFEF) and regional councils (CREF)
Federal Council of Nursing (COFEN) and regional councils (COREN)
Federal Council of Engineering and Agronomy (CONFEA) and regional councils (CREA)
Federal Council of Statistics (CONFE) and regional councils (CONRE)
Federal Council of Pharmacy (CFF) and regional councils (CRF)

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Brazilian Society of Physics (SBF)
Federal Council of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy (COFFITO) and regional councils (CREFITO)
Federal Council of Speech Therapy (CFFa) and regional councils (CREFONO or CRFa)
Judges Association of Brazilian Judges (AMB)
Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) and regional councils (CRM)
Federal Council of Veterinary Medicine (CFMV) and regional councils (CRMV)
Federal Council of Museology (COFEM) and regional councils (COREM)
Musicians Order of Musicians of Brazil (OMB)
Federal Council of Nutrition (CFN) and regional councils (CRN)
Federal Council of Dentistry (CFO) and regional councils (CRO)
Federal Council of Psychology of Brazil (CFP) and regional councils (CRP)
Federal Council of Chemistry (CFQ) and regional councils (CRQ)
Regional Council of Public Relations Professionals (Conrerp) and regional councils (CONFERP)
Federal Council of Commercial Representatives (CONFERE) and regional councils (CORE)
National Council of Radiology Technicians (CONTER) and regional councils (CRTR)
Federal Council of Industrial Technicians (CFT)

Messages pop up requesting the end of the annual fee/monthly fee of CRECI, CREA, OAB, CREMERJ, etc… Many Brazilians are prevented from working in their fields because they cannot afford the high fees. It is time for us to discuss the abolition of MANDATORY FEES??#pagaquemquer

— Joice Hasselmann (@joicehasselmann) March 5, 2019

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