What needs repair in Brazil's public sector machine? (preview)

Explaining Brazil

Explaining Brazil
What needs repair in Brazil's public sector machine? (preview)
Dec 10, 2025
The Brazilian Report

In a country with 27 state governments, more than 5,000 city halls, and around 12 million people working in the public sector, calls to reform — or improve — Brazil’s civil service never really seem to go away.

We talked to Brazil's special secretary for state transformation — and asked him to compare the reform proposals coming from the lower house with the Lula administration's approach. 

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