90% of federal universities have suffered a real loss in the budget in five years; the national budget has decreased by 28%

Federal universities had the lowest transfer of funds in seven years in 2017, according to proprietary data obtained by G1 . Of the 63 institutions, 90% have actual losses compared to 2013, that is to say that in practice the non-compulsory expenditure budget is lower. During this period, the total transfer guaranteed by the MEC decreased by 28.5%.

The reduction in funds contrasts with the recent expansion of the federal higher education network, which began in 2008 and includes the creation of new universities (from scratch or dismemberment). existing federal federations), building new campuses and increasing registrations. The expansion of public sector participation in higher education is a goal of the National Plan for Education (NEP)

The survey considers a 10-year period to avoid the comparisons concentrated on the election years, which can generate atypical transfers. But it focuses on transfers made from 2013 because it is in this year that the MEC has concluded the creation of the last four federations of all 63. This number has been maintained until 39. in 2018 when four new federations were created

• The corrected values ​​of inflation show that in 2017, the amount transmitted by the MEC to federal universities for non-statutory spending by law almost doubled compared to 2008, but considering the last seven years, it was at a low point last year.
• At the same time, the expansion of job offers has been steady since 2009; The graphs show the situation of each of the 63 federal universities The graphs show the situation of each of the 63 federal universities only between 2012 and 2016, in operation in 2017; 90% of them received, last year, a value lower than that received in 2013 or 2014 (for younger universities), even considering the correction of inflation.
• The G1 verified the situation of 18 universities 9 states and in the Federal District: the decrease in funds caused, among other things, the dismissal of outsourced employees and freezing the value of scholarships for student aid.

  Federal contribution to the budget

  Last year, the ministry committed the equivalent of R $ 6,194,763,357 in the 63 universities to cover the costs of maintenance and construction – the amount does not include expenses such as retired, for example. This is the lowest annual amount since 2010, when the amount invested reached R $ 5,765,213,098. The value already includes the correction of inflation for the period, using the accumulated average consumer price index (IPCA), a criterion defined by the MEC itself.

  For comparison purposes, in 2017, the MEC is committed to spending a total of R $ 109.3 billion, with R $ 34 billion for higher education, according to reports. from the Follow Brazil portal, maintained by the Federal Senate

  But the budget is made up of statutory expenses (such as salaries) and "discretionary" spending, which are subject to cuts and unforeseen events. In 2017, discretionary spending was R $ 23.8 billion, less than a quarter of the overall CME budget – higher education received R $ 11.5 billion of this optional government funding directly, and 122 million additional reais of parliamentary amendments

  • The "costs" cited by the Ministry of Education represent budgeted amounts for university maintenance expenses, such as paying the electricity bill, mowing the lawn or maintain the university catering service. The "investment" is the money for the construction of clbadrooms, laboratories or buildings, and the purchase of vehicles, for example

    Inscriptions x onlays

    Since at less 2009, enrollment growth is constant and, in the past eight years, the increase in undergraduate enrollment in federal universities has increased 39.3% Tourinho stresses that the quality of a university requires a consistent and long-term investment policy. According to him, this can be seen in the comparison between the international rankings of institutions, where Brazilian universities are compared to other foreigners with hundreds of years, which for centuries have had continuous investments.

    Practical Impact on Universities

    The cuts mainly affect outsourced services, such as cleaning, maintenance and security, as well as benefits for low-income students. G1 in Nine States and the Federal District

    This reduction in benefits goes against the Federal Act on Quotas of 2014, which requires the federal government to increase the number of freshmen in public and black schools, Pardos and indigenous peoples. In most institutions, the values ​​of the scholarships for these students have been kept at the same value (some, frozen since 2013), or have been reduced. This is the case of the Federal University of South and Southeast Pará (Unifesspa), which had to reduce the amount by 25%, from 400 to 300 R $.

  What the Federal Government says

  In a note, the MEC attributes recent decreases in transfers to cuts in 2015 and 2016 under the leadership of Dilma Rousseff.

  "In 2015, the Ministry of Education had a reduction of 7.7 billion reais in its budget, which also affected federal universities.In March 2016, still under the Dilma government, MEC has benefited from another reduction of 10.7 billion reais in the year 's budget, "says the record.

  These reductions can only be made in discretionary expenditures.

  Source https://g1.globo.com/educacao/noticia/90-das-universidades-federais-tried-real-in-the-orcamento-in-cinco-anos-verba- nacional-encolheu -28.ghtml