Lawyer Matheus Matos Menezes, 25 years old, faced a new disqualification in the public competition for the position of delegate of Polícia Civil of Minas Gerais. Fundação Getúlio Vargas, the panel organizing the selection process, considered the candidate unfit during the biophysical and biomedical evaluation phase. The preliminary result keeps the participant sub judice. Permanence in the next stages depends exclusively on a definitive judicial determination.
Esta represents the second time that the legal professional has dealt with an elimination in the knockout stages of this same event. The situation highlights the legal conflicts over the application of standardized physical tests for people with disabilities in public security selections. The candidate awaits legal developments while his technical defense analyzes the appropriate measures to reverse the current situation with the competent courts. The process is still ongoing.
Detalhes of the new evaluation and selection process deadlines
The most recent exams took place on April 26th, bringing together the competitors who advanced in the theoretical stages. Fundação Getúlio Vargas published the document with the preliminary results on May 15, making the lawyer’s ineligibility official. The notice schedule established a strict period between May 18th and 20th so that participants could register administrative appeals against the examining board’s decisions.
The official document released by the institution did not specify which exact test led to Matheus Matos Menezes’s failure in this biomedical and biophysical stage. The lack of public detail about the exact criteria for elimination is part of the standard protocols for disclosing results. Direct communication only occurs between the panel and the candidate through the appeals system. Medical data remains under administrative confidentiality.
Lawyer Késia Oliveira, who works in the candidate’s defense, chose not to issue public statements about the legal strategy adopted at this time. Maintaining sub judice status ensures that the previous judicial process remains active. The organizer’s new administrative decisions are attached to the case file for analysis by the magistrates responsible for the case.
Intervenção of Supremo Tribunal Federal and previous cancellation
The candidate’s history in this public contest records a significant victory in March, when Supremo Tribunal Federal intervened in the running of the contest. Minister Alexandre of Moraes signed the decision that annulled the first disapproval of the lawyer in Teste of Aptidão Física. The court order guaranteed the right to retake the practical tests from a new legal perspective. The high court acknowledged the flaws in the assessment process.
The judge’s reasoning was based directly on Ação Direta of Inconstitucionalidade 6.476, which establishes clear guidelines for public administration. The superior court’s understanding determines that organizing boards must provide reasonable accommodations in physical tests for candidates who have some type of disability. The measure aims to guarantee equality in the selection process and respect for constitutional rights.
The decision handed down by the country’s highest court established specific parameters that impacted the progress of the Polícia Civil de Minas Gerais contest. The central elements of the judicial determination encompassed guidelines that go beyond the individual case, creating a precedent for future selections:
- Obrigatoriedade of reasonable accommodations in practical tests for people with disabilities.
- Necessidade of an individualized assessment that considers the physical conditions of each candidate.
- Immediate Anulação of the negative result obtained in the first Teste of Aptidão Física.
- Garantia the right to carry out the physical evaluations required by the notice again.
- Aplicação of the case law established in Ação Direta of Inconstitucionalidade 6,476.
Antes from the beginning of the original practical tests, the candidate had already filed medical reports with Fundação Getúlio Vargas requesting adjustments to the format of the exercises. The organizer’s initial refusal to adapt the required indexes led to the case being brought to court. The episode quickly gained notoriety and raised debates about the accessibility of police careers across the country.
Obstáculos practicalities and requirements of the original notice
Durante the first attempt to pass Teste of Aptidão Física, Matheus Matos Menezes demonstrated technical capacity by overcoming the objective, discursive and oral phases of the public examination. The candidate also successfully completed the initial biomedical exams and successfully completed the stages that required arm push-ups and endurance running. The performance attested to the physical preparation for basic functions. The elimination occurred at a specific stage.
The cutoff point occurred in an exercise that required a horizontal jump of 1.65 meters. The standardized requirement became an insurmountable obstacle due to the genetic condition of dwarfism, which directly affects the proportion of the lower limbs and the biomechanics of jumping. The application of the same metric used for candidates without disabilities formed the center of the legal argument about disproportionate disadvantage in the evaluation.
The participant declared that the search for the vacancy represents the greatest objective of his professional career and that his physical condition does not prevent him from carrying out the investigative and administrative activities inherent to the position of delegate. The mobilization around the topic seeks to ensure that inclusion legislation is applied in practice. The objective is to prevent inflexible metrics from eliminating intellectually qualified professionals from public service.
Institutional Posicionamento and impact on inclusion
Fundação Getúlio Vargas maintains the position that the execution of biophysical exams strictly follows the guidelines established in the competition opening notice. The rule was applied to all participants. The institution argues that the original regulations did not provide for personalized adaptations for the physical stages, justifying the uniform application of the tests for all those registered in the broad competition and in the reserved places.
Polícia Civil of Minas Gerais reinforced that physical capacity assessments are fundamental requirements to attest to candidates’ compatibility with the operational demands of the profession. The corporation highlighted that the selection process complies with current legal standards and allows the participation of people with disabilities. Approval is subject to compliance with the minimum levels stipulated for the safety of the public servant and society.
Nanismo’s Instituto Nacional issued public statements about the episode, classifying elimination based on standardized physical criteria as a form of systematic exclusion. The entity argues that the absence of an individualized medical and physical assessment violates the principles of inclusion in the public service. The body highlights the urgent need to modernize public safety notices, adapting operational requirements to the reality of human diversity.