School Without Party Challenges Enem Essay Over SUS Theme

School Without Party Challenges Enem Essay Over SUS Theme
School Without Party has asked a federal court in Brasília to annul the 2026 Enem essay exam, arguing that its theme — “The valuing of the Unified Health System (SUS) as a universal right” — improperly guided candidates toward a favourable political conclusion.

The association’s central argument is not that students should be barred from defending SUS, but that a national entrance exam should leave room for criticism without creating a perceived risk of lost marks. Its lawsuit says the prompt and five supporting texts stressed the system’s benefits while omitting shortcomings, potentially discouraging candidates from presenting opposing arguments. It has requested an immediate halt to essay grading; alternatively, it wants results withheld from university-selection processes and a new essay test administered.

Miguel Nagib, the group’s director, said the prompt induced “a political judgment favourable to an institution of the State,” according to the lawsuit’s account. The association also contends that this undermined equal conditions for access to higher education and the ideological neutrality expected of public administration.

Supporters of the challenge have cast the issue more sharply. Commentator Rodrigo Constantino wrote on X that the Enem “forces students to praise SUS,” calling it “pure ideological indoctrination.” That framing goes beyond the legal claim, which focuses on alleged pressure on candidates rather than alleging that every response had to praise the system.

Inep, the body responsible for the exam, has not publicly argued the substance of the essay theme. It told Metrópoles that it would comment in the case “when and if it is notified.” The case concerns only the essay portion of the exam, not its other sections. School Without Party has acknowledged that courts have often rejected its earlier actions, while pointing to past rulings it considers favourable.

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