Front of the PM in RN Sammara Bezerra/Inter TV Cabugi In a new decision this Friday (12), the Court maintained the public competition for the Military Police of Rio Grande do Norte for this Sunday (14). The tests had been suspended on Wednesday (10) after a collective action by the RN Public Defender's Office that highlighted problems in the notice. The new decision by the Court of Justice of Rio Grande do Norte responds to a request to suspend the injunction made by the State. The RN Public Ministry had also filed a lawsuit asking for the contest to be resumed. 📳 Click here to follow the g1 RN channel on WhatsApp The competition provides for 146 places in Health Praça (QPS) and Music Praça (QPM) Training Courses. The previous injunction ordered the suspension of objective tests in this Sunday's notice and required the modification of the competition rules for racial quotas and reservation of places for people with disabilities (understand more below). Now on g1 Court orders resumption The presidency of the Court of Justice considered that the suspension of the competition would harm administrative order, public security, public health and the economy. The court decision indicated that the interruption of the event would cause financial losses for the public administration and the organizing committee, as all the logistics for carrying out the exams were already ready, including the hiring of inspectors, support teams, security, space rental and transport of test bags. According to the Court, the sudden cancellation of the test would create the risk of the State suffering multiple lawsuits with requests for compensation from candidates. Furthermore, the Court of Justice noted that the progress of the Public Defender's Office's main case does not require the cancellation of this weekend's tests. According to the decision, if the Court decides in the future that the quota and vacancy reservation rules should be changed, the benefited candidates will be able to obtain preference in classification or appointment. This would allow the right to inclusion without overriding current administrative planning. The Court also reinforced that the staff deficit in the Military Police Health Directorate has existed since 2000. The decision pointed out that the suspension of the event would harm the restructuring of military medical care and the provision of security services. The selection is the result of a public civil action filed by the Public Ministry of Rio Grande do Norte (MPRN) so that the State fills the positions of the corporation's Health Directorate. This personnel structure was created by law in 2000, but the full filling of vacancies was never implemented by the public authorities. Defender sees irregularities in notice According to the Public Defender's Office, rectification notice no. 05/2026 removed the vacancies reserved for indigenous and quilombola candidates and also reduced the percentage allocated to black and brown candidates from 30% to 20%. These quotas, according to the body, had been increased by Rectification No. 04/2026 and had already generated legitimate expectations among the benefiting groups. Another point highlighted in the action is that the notice absolutely prohibited the entry of People with Disabilities (PwD), with a "generic basis", according to the Public Defender's Office, requiring "full aptitude" for a military career. The Court set a daily fine of R$10,000 for non-compliance with the decision, limited to R$200,000, without prejudice to the civil and administrative liability of recalcitrant authorities. See below what was pointed out in the previous decision: Ethnic-racial quotas At this point, the judge recognized in the court decision a violation of the principle of prohibiting contradictory behavior and the principle of prohibiting social regression. According to the judge, there was an affront to the State Statute of Promotion and Ethnic-Racial Equality of RN, supported by State Law No. 11,284/2022, in the suppression of vacancies and reduction of the quota from 30% to 20% after registrations closed. People with disabilities At this point, the decision recognized the unconstitutionality of absolute exclusion, in accordance with arts. 5th of the Federal Constitution and applying the STF precedent in ADI 7401, which declared unconstitutional state rules that prevented people with disabilities from participating in public competitions requiring full aptitude. The court also highlighted that the vacancies in dispute, for nursing, radiology, laboratory, pharmacy and musicians technicians, do not involve overt activities, making the generic exclusion incoherent, especially given the fact that the corporation itself readapts military personnel who acquire disabilities during the course of their career. MP appealed the decision The MP appealed the decision, stating that many registrants had already incurred travel and accommodation expenses to participate in the objective test. The body also pointed out that the suspension postpones the filling of vacancies in the corporation, in a competition that, according to the MP, has been delayed by almost five years. In the appeal, the entity defended the legality of the notice. In relation to people with disabilities, the body argued that the positions offered, although intended for the areas of health and music, are part of the corporation's military structure and follow the rules set out in state legislation for the career. Regarding racial quotas, the Public Ministry maintained that the notice observed the criteria established by state law and that it is up to the State to define the rules applicable to its public competitions. Most watched videos on g1 RN