Brazil’s Unified Civil Service Exam Completes Second Phase With 80% Attendance

Overview

• The MGI reported 8,508 no-shows out of roughly 42,000 convoked candidates, a 20% absence rate well below the 43% seen in phase one.
• Exams were held in 228 municipalities across all states and the Federal District with real-time monitoring by the national command center and the Federal Highway Police, and no incidents were recorded.
• Women accounted for 57.12% of the 42,499 candidates in this round, reflecting a gender equiparation policy applied to male-dominated roles.
• Authorities homologated 20,107 registrations for reserved categories, including 14,659 Black candidates, 634 Indigenous, 616 quilombola, and 4,198 people with disabilities.
• This edition offers 3,652 vacancies across 32 federal bodies, with preliminary title results on January 8, discursive scores on January 23, and approved lists plus first convocations on February 20 as the government targets about 22,000 hires through 2026.