The diplomat is the public servant who represents and promotes Brazilian interests in other countries. It strengthens Brazil's ties of cooperation with foreign partners and provides assistance to Brazilians abroad.
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Throughout his career, a diplomat deals with various issues that may involve Brazil internationally, such as human rights, promotion of culture Brazilian, environment, energy, education, peace, security, trade promotion and cooperation, financial issues, development cooperation and cooperation educational.
The diplomat is also assigned the role of supporting Brazilians who are traveling, and organizing the system of elections abroad, so that Brazilians who are living in other countries can vote.
The professional can work in Brazil or in other countries.
In the national territory, they perform duties at Itamaraty, which is in Brasília, or at regional offices.
Abroad, Brazilian diplomats carry out activities in embassies and consulates, which are the country's representations in foreign nations.
The diplomat can also participate in international missions in different countries and hold positions in specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN).
There is no specific course to become a diplomat. Those who are interested in this career do not need to have a degree in International Relations, Law or Economics, but rather have a degree in any higher education course. What really matters is being approved in the public tender held by the Rio Branco Institute (IRBr).
The body is linked to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE), better known as Itamaraty, and is responsible for the education, training and improvement course of Brazilian diplomats.
The public contest for diplomats, known as the Contest for Admission to the Diplomatic Career (CACD), is organized annually by Itamaraty in partnership with the Center for Selection and Promotion of Events at the University of Brasília (CESPE/UNB).
it is necessary “Present a duly registered diploma of completion of a higher-level undergraduate course, issued by an educational institution accredited by the Ministry of Education (MEC).
In case the graduation took place in a foreign institution, it will be the sole responsibility of the candidate to to present, until the date of investiture, the revalidation of the diploma required by the MEC, under the terms of article 48 of Law nº 9.394/1996.
Registration for the test must be done exclusively online. After filling out the registration form, it is necessary to choose one of the 27 Brazilian cities where will carry out the assessment (26 state capitals, in addition to Brasília) and pay the fee, which in 2018 was BRL 230. The test is applied in three phases.
A first phase it is an objective test composed of 73 questions, each with four items for judgment in right or wrong. It is worth mentioning that each question marked in disagreement with the template will cancel a correctly marked question.
At this stage, knowledge of Portuguese (10), English (9), History of Brazil (11), World History (11), International politics (12), Geography (6), Notions of economics (8), and Notions of law and public international law (6).
A second stage of the contest consists of a written test in Portuguese and English for the 260 candidates who obtain the best grades in the objective test.
At third phase the candidate has four hours of three days to discuss the contents:
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It depends on each contest. In the most recent one, in 2018, the CACD made 26 vacancies available for those interested in the diplomat career.
Only the best placed who fill the limit of the number of vacancies can enroll in the Course of Formation of the Rio Branco Institute, and finishing the course is essential for the servant's confirmation as diplomat.
The Diplomatic Career Admission Competition has been held annually since 1946.
The competition for a diplomat career is quite high. In 2018, there were 5,294 subscribers, according to data released by the organizing bank Cebraspe. Which is equivalent to 2013 competitors per vacancy.
The successful candidate is considered a diplomat in training in the career of Third Secretary.
In the 2018 contest, the starting salary for this position was BRL 18,517.83 plus food allowance of BRL 458, for the year 2019 this amount was adjusted to BRL 19.199,06.
As the diplomat advances in his career, he starts to earn more. Check below the promotion positions for diplomat and the earnings for the positions for the year 2019.
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