Brazil Releases First Enamed Results as MEC Moves to Sanction 99 Medical Courses

Overview

• Of 351 medicine courses evaluated in Enamed 2025, 107 scored in the unsatisfactory bands, with only the 99 under federal oversight set to face sanctions.
• Penalties scale by performance: 8 courses face admission suspensions, 13 must cut 50% of seats, 33 must cut 25%, and 45 are barred from expanding, with Fies restricted and other federal programs under review.
• Performance varied sharply by sector, with municipal and for‑profit private institutions posting the weakest results, while federal and state universities performed best.
• MEC reported that 67% of the roughly 39,258 graduating students achieved proficiency, as the exam—created in 2025 to replace Enade for medicine—becomes an annual benchmark.
• Private‑sector associations criticized the methodology and timing and signaled possible legal action after an earlier court bid to block publication was denied, while the government considers measures such as expanding federal oversight and adding individual Enamed scores to diplomas.