Paraná Assembly Approves Expansion of Civic-Military Schools for Governor's Sanction

Overview

• Lawmakers concluded a second-round vote at 37–7 after eight days of fast-track debate, sending the bill to Governor Ratinho Júnior for signature as he positions himself for a 2026 presidential run.
• The approved text lets full-time state schools adopt the civic-military model that keeps civilian principals and adds reservist military monitors, with adoption subject to a community vote.
• The state reports 312 schools already using the model and 412 full-time campuses that could transition under the new authorization.
• Opposition parties and the teachers’ union object to the consultation rule change and promise court action, while a 2021 constitutional challenge at the Supreme Court remains pending with Justice Dias Toffoli.
• The law links selection to low Ideb scores and incidents of violence, and it excludes professional education centers and agricultural schools after most other proposed amendments were defeated.