Michel Temer on High School Reform

Michel Temer's position on High School Reform is defined by his action of sanctioning the measure as Law No. 13.415/2017 in February 2017 [cite: 1.3]. This law converted Provisional Measure 746/2016, which the government had sent to Congress to fundamentally change secondary education [cite: 1.3, 1.7]. The core of the reform, as enacted under his administration, involved establishing a flexible curriculum with formative pathways, allowing students to choose areas of specialization, while simultaneously mandating a progressive increase in the annual workload up to 1,400 hours [cite: 1.3]. The government defended the measure as an attempt to give a "qualitative leap in the Brazilian education" and promised no reduction in education funding [cite: 1.3].

This reform was implemented in a context of significant national political upheaval following the impeachment of his predecessor and met with widespread opposition from educators and student movements who protested the lack of discussion and the perceived focus on market demands [cite: 1.6, 1.9, 1.10]. Despite the resistance and subsequent academic critiques characterizing the reform as a counter-reform favoring privatization and work-readiness over comprehensive education, President Temer moved forward with the sanctioning of the law, making it imperative for all states to reorganize their educational systems accordingly [cite: 1.6, 1.5, 1.7].