Civil servants

Abstract

The article “Civil Servants” by Márcio Cammarosano offers an in-depth analysis of the legal regime governing public servants in Brazil’s direct and indirect public administration. It focuses on the constitutional requirement of public examinations, the unified legal framework, and rules regarding job stability. The author emphasizes the principle of equality as the basis for mandatory competitive examinations and criticizes legislative and administrative practices that undermine this principle, such as excessive creation of commissioned positions, unjustified transfers, and unconstitutional hiring. The article also examines the concept and scope of the unified legal regime (art. 39 of the Constitution), the exceptional stability clause (art. 19 of the ADCT), and the standards for temporary hiring (art. 37, IX of the Constitution). Cammarosano argues for the prevalence of the statutory regime for permanent staff, allowing CLT-based contracts only in exceptional cases, always aligned with public interest and constitutional principles of morality and legality in administration.