📋 Tender Overview
The Education Commission (CE) approved on Tuesday (10) a bill that establishes the selection of teachers of indigenous, countryside and quilombola education through specific public tenders, prioritizing candidates from these own communities.
Authored by Senator Teresa Leitao (PT-PE), he received him a favorable vote from the rapporteur, Senator Paulo Paim (PT-RS), and now goes to the House of Representatives, unless he has asked to vote on the Senate plenary.
The proposal changes the Law of Guidelines and Bases of National Education (LDB) to determine that entry into teaching in the modalities of indigenous education, field and quilombola should be done preferably by specific contest. In addition, the Government should encourage training and prioritize the hiring of professionals from the respective communities.
In justification, Teresa Leitao, who presides over CE, considers knowledge of local reality and respect for fundamental traditions for quality education and for the strengthening of cultural identities.
For Paim, the project represents a significant advance to consolidate intercultural pedagogy, as recommended by international instruments such as UN Declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples.
- The measure strengthens the autonomy of these communities, avoiding the imposition of educational models outside their realities, a problem historically denounced by social movements - said the rapporteur when reading his vote.
Digital Inclusion in Debate
Together with the Science, Technology, Innovation and Informatics Commission (CCT), CE will make a public hearing on the regulation of the National Digital Education Policy, instituted by. The application for the debate, by Senator Astronaut Marcos Pontes (PL-SP), was approved at the meeting on Tuesday. According to CE President Senator Teresa Leitao, the hearing will be held in the first half of this year.
Senator Astronaut Marcos Pontes considers Law 14,533 an essential milestone for digital inclusion in Brazil, promoting the democratization of access to information and communication technologies and fostering the digital training of the population. For the senator, in a world where digital skills are decisive in various situations, such as in the job market, access to essential services and citizen participation, the effective implementation of this policy is fundamental to reduce inequalities and strengthen the countrys digital sovereignty.
Digital transformation has profoundly impacted all spheres of society, requiring governments, companies and educational institutions to invest in technological infrastructure and qualified training. Lack of access and knowledge in technology deepens inequalities, compromising economic competitiveness and social inclusion, says the senator in the application.
Also according to Pontes, the regulation of the National Policy of Digital Education should ensure the swift application of mechanisms that ensure not only the teaching of digital skills from the early levels of formal education, but also continuous training programs for young people and adults.
He suggested as participants in the debate representatives of the Ministries of Education and Science, Technology and Innovation, as well as representatives of the National Council of Education (CNE) and the Brazil Digital Institute.
During the analysis of the application, Senator Esperidiao Amin (PP-SC) stressed the attention that the federal government has given the matter. He cited resolution of the National Education Council that converts the rules into practical measures so that the tools are adopted in the educational system.
- I have to recognize that the government is moving to convert the national policy of digital education into a process. Just as we criticize when laws are not vitalized by government in this case, it is being energized correctly.
Senate Agency (reproduction authorized by citation of the Senate Agency)
