Overview

• The government reports 44,400 federal positions eliminated since 2023, including roles such as typist, elevator operator, driver and nursing assistant.
• A further 21,600 technical posts in education will be broadened and reassigned as they become vacant, bringing total positions in extinction to about 66,100.
• The Management Ministry says the restructuring is generating 35,900 new openings aligned to current needs, including technology and policy analysis careers.
• Vacant health-sector slots were used to create openings at Anvisa, which needed positions to proceed with new hiring.
• Minister Esther Dweck says federal headcount is declining because replacements have trailed departures.