Federal court orders postponement of the ENEM exam due to Covid-19.
Judge Marisa Claudia Gonçalves Cucio, of the 12th Federal Civil Court of São Paulo, has ordered the Federal Government to reschedule the dates of the ENEM (National High School Exam), a decision that covers the exam dates and the deadlines for exemption requests for registration fees. Weintraub is against the postponement.
247 - The São Paulo court has ordered the federal government to review the dates of the ENEM exam, including the exam dates and the deadlines for requesting exemption from the registration fee.
This Friday the 17th, The Minister of Education, Abraham Weintraub, released a statement. He strongly opposed postponing the exam, taking a stand against changing the date.
According to a report on the legal website Jota, The court ruling stipulates that the schedule must be adapted to the "reality of the current school year" through a committee or consultation, in order to inform all the necessary bodies and representatives of the branches of government.
The article adds that "the decision was made in a public civil action filed by the Federal Public Defender's Office. The argument is that 'as a consequence of this serious public health problem [coronavirus pandemic], schools closed and in-person classes were suspended'."
The Public Defender's Office argues that "the conditions for distance learning for Brazilian students are unequal." initial petition It is signed by the Regional Human Rights Defender, João Paulo de Campos Dorini, and by the federal public defenders Viviane Ceolin Dallasta Del Grossi and Alexandre Mendes Lima de Oliveira.