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Changes Law No. 12.711/2012, which deals with the reservation of seats (quotas) in federal universities and federal technical secondary schools.

PL 5384/2020 · latest vote on August 9, 2023

Changes Law No. 12.711/2012, which deals with the reservation of seats (quotas) in federal universities and federal technical secondary schools. The original official summary (ementa) makes this reservation permanent. The new official summary deals with the access program for Black, mixed-race (pardo), Indigenous and quilombola students, people with disabilities and public school students.

Key points and official text

Key points

  • Amends Law No. 12.711 of 2012, on the reservation of seats in federal institutions
  • Original official summary (ementa): make the reservation of seats permanent
  • Covers federal higher education and federal technical secondary education
  • Includes Black and mixed-race (pardo) people, Indigenous people, quilombolas, people with disabilities and public school graduates

Official text (PL 5384/2020)

The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.

Altera a Lei nº 12.711, de 29 de agosto de 2012, para tornar permanente a reserva de vagas nas universidades federais e nas instituições federais de ensino técnico de nível médio. NOVA EMENTA: Altera a Lei nº 12.711, de 29 de agosto de 2012, para dispor sobre o programa especial para o acesso às instituições federais de educação superior e de ensino técnico de nível médio de estudantes pretos, pardos, indígenas e quilombolas e de pessoas com deficiência, bem como daqueles que tenham cursado integralmente o ensino médio ou fundamental em escola pública.

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How each deputy voted

Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.

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