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Proposal Rekindles Debate on Public Service by Allowing Temporary Contracts for Permanent Activities for Up to Ten Years, Expanding Cooperation with the Private Sector, and Restricting Remote Work, Says Expert in the Field, Thállius Moraes.
The discussion of administrative reform returns to the center of debate with PEC 32 and its possible impacts on public service. The proposal opens the door for temporary contracts for permanent activities for up to ten years, creates new loopholes for cooperation with private entities, and alters rules for remote work and career paths. According to specialist Thállius Moraes from Simplifica, the package may jeopardize essential structures and reduce the predictability of service to the citizen.
Although part of the text still depends on regulation, the constitutional framework under analysis already worries those following public management. According to Thállius Moraes, the set of changes increases turnover, favors outsourcing in support roles, and brings uncertainties regarding evaluation and stability, with direct implications for the quality of public service provided to the population.
What Changes in Practice
The most sensitive point is the authorization of temporary hires for permanent activities for up to ten years.
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In Thállius Moraes’ view, this arrangement normalizes the exceptional and may replace competitive exams with simplified selections in areas that require high specialization.
Likely Outcome: interrupted learning, less accumulation of institutional experience, and more operational errors.
Another relevant axis is the redesign of human resource management rules, with a ceiling for entry salary in relation to the final career salary and limits on remote work.
For the expert, generic measures at this constitutional level open doors to unequal interpretations among the Union, states, and municipalities, increasing the risk of fragmented solutions that affect the delivery of public service.
Temporary Contracts for Permanent Activities
According to the debated text, the administration could maintain temporary employees for long cycles in ongoing functions.
The central criticism from Thállius Moraes is that the temporary hire, intended to meet transitory needs, would begin to cover structural deficits.
In areas such as social security, health, and assistance, this could inflate disputes, appeals, and lawsuits.
In addition to high turnover, the constant swapping of teams disorganizes internal flows and increases oversight costs.
Without stable careers, continuous training loses priority, institutional memory dissipates, and citizen service becomes more vulnerable to failures.
In the specialist’s summary, it is a short-term solution with long-term costs.
Expanded Outsourcing and Cooperation with the Private Sector
The inclusion of instruments for cooperation with private entities for service execution, with sharing of structure and human resources, is seen by Thállius Moraes as a pathway for outsourcing in support and assistance activities.
The risk lies in less rigorous selection processes, possible misalignment of incentives, and less control over performance standards.
For the user, the boundary between what is public and what is outsourced becomes less clear.
Without robust safeguards, contract management needs to be exceptional to avoid quality decline, service outages, and hidden costs.
The specialist argues that typical state functions and critical areas should have explicit protection, with objective criteria.
Remote Work, Career, and Compensation
The proposed idea of limiting remote work to a reduced fraction of the workforce and to a few days per week contradicts productivity evidence, states Thállius Moraes.
In agencies with digital processes, goals and monitoring function better than strict restrictions. Generic measures tend to punish efficient teams and increase operational costs.
On the subject of compensation, the idea of linking starting salaries to 50% of the final career salary could disorganize technical careers that require high entry qualifications, warns the expert.
Without calibration by complexity, there is a risk of disinterest from talents, longer queues, and worsening response times for public service.
Who Gains and Who Loses
In the short term, governments gain flexibility to fill personnel gaps and reduce pressure for competitive exams.
In the medium and long terms, Thállius Moraes sees loss of state capacity, with less predictability, more rework, and diffuse costs.
The citizen, especially in municipalities and large-scale services, may experience longer lines and more unstable decisions.
For civil servants and exam candidates, the message is one of a more uncertain environment, with less clear trajectories, restricted remote work, and progressions subject to new ceilings.
Without precise metrics and protections, performance evaluation could become a source of litigation, instead of a quality driver.
What to Watch for in the Next Steps
Even with points still dependent on law, what enters the Constitution shapes the game. Thállius Moraes recommends keeping an eye on:
1. The final wording on temporary contracts for permanent activities, especially the maximum duration and the circumstances for use.
2. The scope of cooperation with private entities, with performance clauses, transparency, and accountability.
3. The calibration of remote work, based on goals and indicators, not on fixed percentages.
4. Career and compensation rules, with technical exceptions for high-complexity areas.
Without these brakes, PEC 32 could exchange stability for improvisation, apparent savings for real costs, and productivity for fragility in public service, concludes Thállius Moraes.
Do you work in public service or are you a frequent user of essential services such as INSS, health, and social assistance? In your view, do temporary contracts for up to ten years improve or worsen the quality of service? Does limiting remote work make sense in your reality or hinder productive teams? Share your experience in the comments. Your experience helps to qualify the debate and point out viable paths for a more efficient and fair public service.
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