UFRJ Approves 2% Admissions Quota for Trans, Travesti and Non-Binary Students Starting in 2026

Overview

• UFRJ’s university council passed the measure by 31 votes to 1 abstention, covering both undergraduate and stricto sensu postgraduate programs.
• The policy reserves 2% of seats in each course with a minimum of one seat in small programs, and any unfilled reserved places return to general competition.
• Implementation will occur through the next Sisu selection opening in January 2026, with the first entrants under the policy arriving that year.
• The proposal was developed since 2023 by the rector’s office and Sgaada after internal consultations, and the rector called the quotas a mechanism of social justice and reparation.
• UFRJ joins a growing list of institutions adopting trans quotas, though federal universities with such policies previously matriculated about 34% of offered seats, with Antra citing high school pushout near 70% and fewer than 0.3% in higher education.