Overview

• A joint ordinance (Portaria Conjunta MGI/MEC nº 70/2025) published Wednesday in the Diário Oficial created 6,737 positions across federal higher-education institutions.
• The Banco de Professor-Equivalente for higher education expands by 1,206 posts, including 1,005 permanent professors and 201 slots for substitutes and visiting faculty.
• The EBTT professor bank adds 265 positions, with 217 permanent and 48 equivalent posts designated for technical teaching units linked to federal universities.
• The ordinance transforms 7,860 vacant Class C administrative slots into 5,266 roles, allocating 2,113 to Class D and 3,153 to Class E.
• Minister Esther Dweck says total authorizations since the start of Lula’s current administration near 15,000, while ministries have not answered reporters’ questions on fiscal impact.