Overview

• The 9th Federal Court in Pernambuco issued a new injunction on October 9 suspending the Pronera-only selection for 80 seats at UFPE’s Agreste campus in Caruaru.
• The order by Judge Ubiratan de Couto Maurício responds to a lawsuit from Recife councilman Thiago Medina, separate from an earlier action filed by councilman Tadeu Calheiros.
• On October 7, the Federal Regional Court of the 5th Region overturned a previous suspension and recognized the edital’s legality, allowing the calendar to resume before the latest halt.
• UFPE and the Attorney General’s Office argue the cohort is supplementary and financed by INCRA, and the university intends to file a new appeal.
• Medical associations and some politicians criticize the plan as violating equal opportunity, while the Federal Prosecutor’s Office and Fiocruz back its legality and purpose; more than 1,200 registered candidates now face uncertainty.