A proposed Constitutional Amendment (PEC) is currently being processed in the Chamber of Deputies to introduce tuition fees at public universities in Brazil. The PEC was presented by federal deputy General Peternelli of the party (União-SP).
From the point of view of some deputies, the PEC is an attempt to privatize higher education in Brazil. Some are in favor, but deputies from PT, PSOL, PCdoB and PSD criticized the proposal.
Tuition fees at public universities?
According to Congressman Peternelli, the current public university is aimed at the richest, so the measure would be a way to balance the system and guarantee some type of social justice.
The poor, they pay most of these taxes. The level of payment. And who pays for the public university? Its public money. This humble person paid to finance the medical course of the man who will study with a Mercedes car, said the deputy in his speech.
Peternelli argues that the reality of public universities shows that most students took expensive preparatory courses and secured places in the most popular institutions. This means a distortion of higher education for the MP.
Given the contrasts, the debate ended with the approval of a public hearing to discuss the PEC before the vote. Despite this decision, there is still no date for this hearing.
Meanwhile, some experts believe that the PEC is failing to reduce inequality and may further affect access to education for the poorest.
According to the text of the PEC, public universities must charge tuition fees. These resources must be used at their own expense, guaranteeing free access to those who do not have sufficient resources. This guarantee would be the result of an evaluation by the institution itself, as is the case with entrance exams.
In this way, the scholarship could reach 100% of the monthly fee for those most in need. Another detail is that, according to the PEC, the monthly fee must be 50% of the average price at private universities.
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