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Brazil public‑sector hiring surge continues (July‑Aug 2026)

Overview

The public‑sector hiring wave that accelerated in July 2026 continued through August, expanding recruitment drives across several states and functional areas.

São Paulo’s security‑force hiring intensified with the Military Police opening contests for 2,000 soldier slots, a 200‑cadet programme, and a decree authorising two additional 2,000‑soldier contests. Municipal governments also posted large edicts, including 4,500 teacher openings in São Paulo city. State‑level hiring grew in Pará, Ceará, Alagoas, and Pernambuco, alongside audit court advertisements in several states.

In early August, federal universities expanded the technical-administrative workforce. The Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) announced a contest for 116 vacancies in roles such as administration, nursing, and IT, with senior salaries reaching R$ 10,062.32. Similarly, the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) opened 114 vacancies for technical-administrative roles across multiple campuses, including Recife and Caruaru, with exams scheduled for January 2027.

Municipal recruitment also extended into Bahia, where Conceição do Almeida announced 236 vacancies across 48 different careers. These roles include agronomists, social workers, nurses, and various teaching positions, with salaries ranging from R$ 1,621.00 to R$ 3,000.00.

The combined effort reflects a coordinated strategy to boost public‑sector employment, improve security staffing, and address education and health workforce needs across Brazil.

Entities

Brazil · Universidade Federal de Pernambuco · Conceição do Almeida · Universidade Federal de Goiás · Technical‑Administrative in Education (TAE)

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Timeline

  1. 4 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Conceição do Almeida announces public exam with 236 vacancies

    Conceição do Almeida, Bahia, has announced a public exam offering 236 vacancies across 48 careers, with salaries up to R$ 3,000.00. Applications are open until September 10 via Instituto Objetiva.

  2. 10 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 5 sources
    Brazilian Federal Universities UFPE and UFBA Launch Public Service Exams

    UFBA and UFPE each announced public service exams, offering 116 and 114 technical‑administrative positions respectively, with salaries ranging from R$ 3,000 to R$ 10,000 and exams slated for early 2027.

  3. 12 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 11 sources
    Salvador, Brazil adds hundreds of jobs and hosts major car sales event

    Salvador’s car fair draws 1,500 vehicles while dozens of job openings—from youth apprenticeships to corporate hires—boost employment across Bahia, which ranks 7th in commercial units but 8th lowest salaries.

  4. 22 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    São Paulo announces 4,500 teacher and 20 guard positions in new public sector contests

    São Paulo city launches a 4,500‑teacher contest with salaries up to R$4,867, while Itupeva opens 20 municipal guard jobs paying R$4,452 plus benefits; applications run late July.

  5. 24 days ago

    [POLITICS] 9 sources
    Alagoas launches major hiring drives for university professors and civil police

    Alagoas announces hiring for over 40 university professor assistants with salaries of R$9,097 and a civil police exam offering 300 slots at R$5,319, detailing requirements and benefits.

  6. 25 days ago

    [POLITICS] 6 sources
    São Paulo and Goiânia launch large municipal education hiring drives

    Brazilian cities São Paulo and Goiânia announced major municipal teacher hiring, with São Paulo opening a contest for 4,500 positions and Goiânia calling 101 approved Pedagogy candidates to submit paperwork.

  7. 30 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Brazilian cities Anápolis and Londrina launch opportunity programs

    Anápolis launched a youth apprenticeship and internship program, while Londrina held a public‑procurement fair for local businesses, both aiming to boost employment and small‑business involvement.

  8. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 33 sources
    Brazilian municipalities announce hundreds of new public job vacancies

    Municipalities across Brazil, including Cuiabá, Anápolis, Teresina and others, have opened over 3,000 public job vacancies covering health, education, infrastructure and youth apprenticeship programmes.

  9. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    São Paulo and Salvador announce public service exams with salaries up to R$20 k

    São Paulo’s TCE SP and Salvador’s municipal government issued public‑service exam notices, offering high‑pay roles up to R$20,900 and over 190 education posts with salaries up to R$6,157.

  10. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Brazilian states of Ceará and Pernambuco announce 3,073 new job vacancies

    Fortaleza's Sine Municipal listed 1,777 jobs for the week of July 13‑17, while Pernambuco's Sedepe posted 1,296 vacancies across 19 municipalities, highlighting demand for production assistants and sales roles.

  11. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Brazil launches major education job exams in Salvador and Maranhão

    Brazil’s Bahia and Maranhão states announced large public education exams, offering 190 and 2,300 teaching and coordinator positions respectively, with salaries up to R$9,300.

  12. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Pernambuco authorizes more than 5,300 public sector positions

    Pernambuco approved public hiring for over 5,300 jobs, including 1,300+ Military Police slots and thousands in security, health and university positions.

  13. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Brazil announces thousands of public job vacancies in the Federal District and Goiás

    Brazil's Federal District offers 1,251 public jobs with salaries up to R$4.5k, while Goiás' labor court opens paid internships for students across multiple cities.

  14. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Maranhão State Audit Court launches public contest for 40 positions

    The Tribunal de Contas do Maranhão published a contest offering 40 immediate vacancies for Auditor, Analyst and Technician roles, with salaries up to R$20,112, applications open July 17‑Aug 21 and exams on Nov

  15. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Brazil's DF and São Paulo audit courts launch high‑salary public‑service exams

    Brazil's Tribunal de Contas DF and São Paulo's TCE open competitive exams for 10 analyst and 5 IT auditor roles, offering salaries of R$14,990 and R$20,940, with tests in late 2026.

  16. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Goiás and Paraíba among Brazil’s highest‑paid states for new teachers

    Goiás ranks sixth and Paraíba seventh in Brazil’s teacher salary rankings, with starting pay of R$7,160.49 and R$6,944.09 respectively, according to a Movimento Profissão Docente study.

  17. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Espírito Santo Police Military Recruitment Offers 1,008 Positions

    PMES opens applications for 1,008 police vacancies, closing 8 July; exams on 16 August; training starts 2027 with salaries up to R$ 5,714.

  18. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Guarulhos municipality launches auditor fiscal recruitment with 10 vacancies

    Guarulhos announced a public tender for ten auditor fiscal posts, offering a salary of R$7,213.33 plus R$1,297.05 in allowances; applications are open 4 July‑6 August 2026.

  19. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Alagoas launches two major public service exams offering over 200 positions

    Alagoas announced a police civil exam for 150 jobs (salary R$ 5.3k) and a treasury auditor‑fiscal exam for 50 jobs (salary R$ 3‑10k).

  20. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 35 sources
    Pernambuco Government Announces 5,337 Public Sector Vacancies

    Pernambuco will hire 5,337 public employees: 3,905 security, 1,263 health and 169 university positions, with editals to be published soon.

  21. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    São Paulo launches auditor hiring contests for state court and Guarulhos municipality

    São Paulo’s state court and Guarulhos municipality announced auditor hiring contests, offering 50 and about 10 positions respectively, with salaries up to R$20,940 and R$7,213, and exams slated for October and

  22. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Porto Alegre and Ponta Grossa municipal job contests open for applications

    Porto Alegre and Ponta Grossa announced municipal job contests: Porto Alegre seeks five inspection agents (registrations 7 July‑5 Aug, exam 27 Sept) and Ponta Grossa offers over 50 health agents plus one anti‑e

  23. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Brazilian Military Police Expand Sergeant Training and Conduct Soldier Recruitment Exams

    Brazil's Military Police roll out a new 2026 sergeant training course in Espírito Santo, outline study plans for Piauí soldier exams, and schedule heteroidentification checks for Ceará soldier candidates.

  24. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Alagoas launches major public‑service exams, adding hundreds of police and health jobs

    Alagoas confirmed Cebraspe‑run exams, creating 300 police vacancies and over 3,500 health‑sector jobs with salaries up to R$ 5,757.

  25. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 24 sources
    São Paulo authorizes new police recruitments for 4,000 soldier positions

    São Paulo authorises two contests to recruit 4,000 Polícia Militar soldiers, split into two 2,000‑slot selections, with appointments set for May and November 2028.

  26. about 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    São Paulo labor offices list 258 new job openings in Caraguatatuba and Franca

    São Paulo’s labor offices posted 108 vacancies in Caraguatatuba and 150 in Franca, part of a state‑wide total of 13,161 openings on Monday.

  27. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Agudos (SP) and Jaguapitã (PR) launch public service job contests

    Agudos (SP) and Jaguapitã (PR) announce municipal job contests, offering 7 and 6 positions with salaries up to R$5.1 k and R$7.9 k respectively, plus meal allowances.

  28. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources
    Brazilian state education secretariats open recruitment for teachers and interns

    São Paulo opens a teacher hiring process with up to R$5,565 salary, while Pará launches an internship program offering up to R$1,584 monthly, both using online applications in June 2026.

  29. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources
    São Paulo municipalities announce community health agent job openings

    São Paulo municipalities Mirante do Paranapanema and Pedranópolis announced public contests hiring community health agents, offering one and four positions respectively, with applications opening in June 2026.

  30. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    São Paulo state and Potirendaba launch public job contests

    São Paulo releases two public job contests: 70 environmental and technical posts at Fundação Florestal (applications 15 Jun‑16 Jul, salaries up to R$ 11,294) and 35 municipal positions in Potirendaba (apps 23 J

  31. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    São Paulo towns Potirendaba, Sarapuí launch public job exams

    São Paulo municipalities Potirendaba and Sarapuí opened public job contests in June 2026, offering dozens of positions in Potirendaba and a tourism technologist role in Sarapuí.

  32. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    São Paulo municipalities Franca and Osvaldo Cruz launch public job contests

    Franca and Osvaldo Cruz municipalities in São Paulo announced public job contests, offering immediate vacancies and reserve lists with applications open 10 June‑9 July 2026 and exams in July‑August.

  33. 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    São Paulo and Piracicaba launch over 2,200 municipal job openings

    São Paulo and Piracicaba municipal governments posted over 2,200 job openings, including technology, logistics and disability‑reserved positions, with salaries up to R$ 12,000.

  34. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources
    São Paulo expands police force with 1,014 newly trained soldiers and 2,000 new recruitment slots

    São Paulo graduated 1,014 police soldiers and launched a contest for 2,000 more, aiming to boost security after recent crime declines.

  35. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    São Paulo Police announces 2,000 new soldier positions

    São Paulo opens recruitment for 2,000 Military Police soldiers (salary R$ 5,482.51) with applications from 15 June to 21 August, part of a plan to add 26,000 new officers.

  36. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    São Paulo Military Police opens recruitment for 2,000 soldier positions in 2026

    São Paulo's Military Police announced a 2026 recruitment drive for 2,000 soldiers, offering R$5,482.51 starting salary. Applications run 15 June–21 August via Vunesp; exams in September across multiple cities.

  37. 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    São Paulo posts 30,000+ job openings and opens police officer cadet recruitment

    São Paulo offers 30,000+ jobs across multiple sectors and opens enrollment for 200 police cadet‑officer positions, targeting expanded employment and security staffing.

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