With reinforced security, the Unified National Public Competition takes place this Sunday

The Federal Government will hold this Sunday (18), the Unified National Public Competition (CNU), nicknamed “ENEM of competitions”. The tests, initially scheduled for May 5, were rescheduled for tomorrow due to the floods in Rio Grande do Sul. With more than 2 million applicants, the contest will be the largest ever held in the country and will have a strong security scheme, including real-time monitoring by intelligence centers and strict measures to guarantee the authenticity of the candidates.

Record number of registrants and postponement

This year's CNU has already set a new record for public examinations in Brazil. More than 2 million people have registered and will compete for more than 6,000 positions in 21 federal agencies, with applications throughout the country. This is the first time that the public examination has been applied using this unified model.

The CNU, initially scheduled for May 5, was postponed until August due to the climate disaster that hit the South of the country that month. The competition was considered to be held in July, since the tests for some locations had already been distributed, but authorities identified possible vulnerabilities in the original security scheme, which led to a new postponement to ensure the security of the process.

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Security Logistics

A full-fledged task force has been formed to ensure the integrity of the competition. The Ministry of Justice and the National Secretariat of Public Security will be coordinating the actions, which will involve agents from the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin), the National Public Security Force (FNSP), the Federal Police (PF) and the Federal Highway Police (PRF). Approximately 210,000 agents will be involved, including test administrators, test inspectors, managers and a network of employees from security agencies, such as federal agents and state agencies, such as the Civil Police, Military Police, Fire Department and Civil Defense. The total number of agents involved is equivalent to 10% of the number of applicants. The presence of so many agents was justified by Alexandre Retamal, general coordinator of logistics at the CNU, who said: “Our goal is to prevent anything that could lead to the cancellation of the contest. We know that a situation of fraud is serious.”

To monitor the tests throughout Brazil, a “situation room” was created at Dataprev's headquarters in Brasília, which will connect to the National Command and Control Center (CNCC) and the 27 Integrated Command and Control Centers in the 27 federal entities. Alexandre Retamal added: “We have a real-time view of what is happening” and continued speaking “The intelligence area that will act to prevent fraud and crime that could harm candidates”said the CNU coordinator. The command centers were initially created to monitor major international events, such as the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics. The structure created will serve to cross-reference data, ensuring that the event runs smoothly.

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The CNU will be held on a single day, divided into two shifts, with the tests starting at 9 am and 2:30 pm, in 228 cities across the country. Among the preventive measures announced are the collection of fingerprints and a handwriting test, where candidates will have to write a sentence to ensure that there is no exchange of tests. At the end of the tests, candidates will not be allowed to take their notebooks home; only the two sheets of writing paper provided by the organization may be taken.

What the candidate needs to know to access the test locations

Candidates must bring a photo ID and a black writing pen made of transparent material on Sunday. Candidates are advised to have their registration confirmation card with them to help them find their test location more easily. Candidates are also advised to wear light clothing and comfortable shoes.

The use of sunglasses, digital or analog watches of any kind is not permitted. The use of caps, hats or any accessory that covers the ears is also prohibited. Copies of documents, even if authenticated, nor documents in digital format, such as photos in the cell phone gallery, will not be accepted for identification.

In the morning shift, the gates will open at 7:30 am and close at 8:30 am. The start of the race The exam will start at 9:00 a.m. and end at 11:30 a.m., followed by a break. The gates will reopen at 1:00 p.m. and close at 2:00 p.m. The afternoon exam will begin at 2:30 p.m. Candidates will be able to leave the exam locations from 4:30 p.m. The high school exams will end at 5:30 p.m., and the college exams will end at 6:00 p.m. The government will release the exam booklets from 8:00 p.m.

The preliminary release dates for the objective test answer sheets will be on August 20th, with the image of the answer sheet being made available on September 10th. The release of the final grades for the objective tests and the preliminary grade for the essay test will be on October 8th. The submission of the certificates will take place between October 9th and 10th, and the final results are expected to be released on November 21st. The call for appointments and training courses is scheduled to begin in January 2025.

Featured photo: CNU logo (Reproduction/Instagram/@gestaogovbr)