October 2019

Is there Neutrality in education? “Escola sem Partido" and threats to democracy

On October 14, the Belo Horizonte City Council approved, in the first round, the Draft Bill PL n° 274/2017, known as “Escola sem Partido” (“School without Partisanship”, freely translated). With 25 votes in favor and…

Militarization of education: particularities and unconstitutionalities

On September 5th, the Brazilian federal government launched the National Program of Civic-Military Schools (Programa Nacional de Escolas Cívico-Militares, PECIM), with the goal of implementing 216 schools in the model by 2023. The model proposes…