The day Brazil rewrote its Constitution.

Sunday was historic. I took the Unified National Examination (CNU) on the same day that the Citizen Constitution turned 37 years old—a coincidence laden with symbolism. It was like seeing, on the desks and in the exam booklets, the Constitution itself being silently rewritten by millions of hands. I entered the room with a light heart and the feeling of someone carrying a history. I thought about the generations that fought for public service to cease being a privilege and become a right. I remembered people with disabilities, women, quilombola communities, indigenous peoples, and young people from the peripheries who dream of the State as a space of belonging. And it was impossible not to be moved.

During the morning, I heard a phrase from a candidate that has been echoing in my mind ever since:

"The possibility of you taking this exam, of it being equal for everyone, is the result of the struggles of our ancestors."

In that simple and truthful statement, the meaning of the CNU (National Unified Competition) was condensed. The National Unified Competition is more than a selection process; it is the result of public policies and the trust of citizens who believe in the State as an instrument of justice and equality. By proposing a single, accessible, and inclusive selection process, the competition embodies the values ​​of Article 37 of the Constitution—legality, impartiality, morality, publicity, and efficiency—and reaffirms the commitment to equal opportunities. It reflects a generation that recognizes public service as a space of diversity, inclusion, and belonging. More than competing for a position, participating is reaffirming faith in public service as an expression of the common good.

The Unified National Competition (CNU) also symbolizes the political moment the country is experiencing. After years of attacks and setbacks, the Lula government is placing the State back at the center of national life, valuing public work and those who make it happen. The unified competition is part of the democratic reconstruction project, which restores to the State its role as guarantor of rights and promoter of social justice. It shows that policies committed to the people can restore trust and give back to society what has always belonged to it: the right to dream and participate.

In the end, I realized that what matters least is whether it's approved or not. What's essential is the political legacy of that day, the collective gesture of a country that, 37 years later, continues to believe in democracy, plurality, and hope. It was the day Brazil took a test and rediscovered, among so many answers, what it promised to be in 1988: a nation of rights, dignity, and a future.