Overview
- Senators on the Social Affairs Committee voted 12–8 to create Profimed as a prerequisite to practice medicine, with the terminative bill now set for the Chamber of Deputies as PT leader Rogério Carvalho says he will seek a plenary review.
- Under the text, the Federal Council of Medicine will coordinate, regulate, and apply the twice‑yearly exam assessing theoretical knowledge and practical skills.
- Approval allows graduates to obtain professional registration; those who do not reach the minimum score cannot see patients but may perform technical or research roles with regional authorization.
- Doctors already registered are exempt, as are students enrolled before the law takes effect, and the proposal ties implementation to a residency expansion plan targeting at least 0.75 slot per graduate by 2035.
- Separate court action by Abrafi and ABMES seeks to block the Education Ministry from using 2025 Enamed results for sanctions, after first‑edition scores showed many courses rated at insufficient levels 1 and 2.