Municipal hiring campaigns launch in Minas Gerais, Brazil

The municipality of Ponte Nova in the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais published an opening for a reserve register of education professionals for the 2027 school year. It uses scores from the National Teacher Exam (PND 2026) administered by Inep/MEC. Registration is online and free from 16 to 29 December 2026 (business days). Salaries range from R$3,127.46 to R$4,193.92, with quotas for people with disabilities (10 %) and self‑declared Black or brown candidates (30 %). Positions include teachers for early childhood, primary, and specialist roles covering subjects such as arts, sciences, languages, and physical education, plus a specialist in education basics.

The municipality of Paracatu also opened registrations on 15 June 2026 for a larger public tender offering more than 270 immediate vacancies and additional reserve‑register posts across diverse fields. Salaries vary from R$1,721.44 to R$6,580.95, with workweeks of 20‑40 hours. Vacancies span entry‑level to professional positions, including administrative, technical, health, education, engineering, and security roles. Applicants must be Brazilian citizens, meet education requirements for the specific post, be up to date with electoral and military obligations, and be at least 18 years old.