Defensor Público Federal DPU study plan
Defensor Público Federal DPU · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Conhecimentos Gerais
Map the Conhecimentos Gerais syllabus into a checklist of every subject area and assign each a confidence rating from 1 to 3
Draft a one-page summary of the constitutional principles governing public administration and fundamental rights, writing from memory and then correcting gaps
Solve 30 mixed objective questions on constitutional and administrative law and log every error with its root cause
Build a spaced-repetition deck of at least 60 cards drawn only from the errors logged this week
Your checkpoint
A dated error log with at least 30 solved questions classified by cause, plus a 60-card review deck
Conhecimentos Gerais
Explain in writing the structure and competences of the Brazilian judiciary and the essential functions of the Defensoria Pública under the Constitution
Compare the legal regimes of public servants and the rules on administrative improbity, producing a comparative table from memory
Complete 40 objective questions on administrative law and constitutional organization, timing yourself at 90 seconds per question
Rewrite every missed question as a short rule statement in your own words
Your checkpoint
A comparative table on administrative and constitutional organization plus 40 timed questions with rewritten rule statements for all misses
Conhecimentos Gerais & Conhecimentos Específicos da Carreira de Defensor Público Federal
Summarize the core rules of civil law on obligations, contracts, and civil liability in a structured outline
Summarize the core rules of civil procedure on jurisdiction, parties, and the ordinary procedure in a parallel outline
Solve 25 questions mixing general knowledge and civil law to test switching between domains
Identify the three weakest subtopics across both domains and schedule targeted review for week 4
Your checkpoint
Two cross-referenced outlines (civil law and civil procedure) plus a ranked list of the three weakest subtopics
Conhecimentos Específicos da Carreira de Defensor Público Federal
Draft a full structured answer to a simulated civil procedure problem question within 40 minutes
Outline the rules on evidence and on appeals, testing recall with closed-book self-quizzing
Complete 40 objective questions on civil law and civil procedure and score above 70 percent
Revisit the three weakest subtopics identified in week 3 and close each gap with a written one-page summary
Your checkpoint
One timed simulated problem answer plus a scored 40-question block with documented gap closure
Conhecimentos Específicos da Carreira de Defensor Público Federal
Summarize the core rules of criminal law and criminal procedure, emphasizing the rights of the accused and the role of the defense
Explain in writing the constitutional and legal framework of the Defensoria Pública's institutional role and its instruments of action
Solve 40 mixed questions on criminal law, criminal procedure, and institutional law
Write a 300-word practice answer on a fundamental-rights issue in criminal procedure
Your checkpoint
A criminal law and procedure outline plus a 300-word practice answer with self-assessment notes
Conhecimentos Específicos da Carreira de Defensor Público Federal
Outline the rules of consumer protection and of the special civil procedures most relevant to defense work
Draft a simulated problem answer on a consumer or special-procedure issue under a 45-minute limit
Complete 50 objective questions weighted toward Conhecimentos Específicos and score above 70 percent
Convert every new error into a rule statement and add it to the spaced-repetition deck
Your checkpoint
One timed simulated answer plus a scored 50-question block with all new errors converted into review cards
Conhecimentos Gerais & Conhecimentos Específicos da Carreira de Defensor Público Federal
Take one full mock exam under real timing conditions and record the score per subject area
Analyze the mock results to rank the five lowest-performing areas across both domains
Produce a one-page condensed review sheet for each of those five areas
Re-solve every missed mock question without consulting notes, then check against the source
Your checkpoint
A full mock exam score report with a ranked weakness list and five condensed review sheets
Conhecimentos Gerais & Conhecimentos Específicos da Carreira de Defensor Público Federal
Review all condensed sheets and error logs from weeks 1 through 7 in two structured passes
Take a second full mock exam and compare scores against week 7 to confirm improvement
Draft two timed problem answers, one per domain, to rehearse written production under pressure
Finalize a short pre-exam routine covering timing, question order, and how to handle uncertain items
Your checkpoint
A second mock exam score comparison plus two timed written answers and a one-page pre-exam routine
Milestones
Week 2: Complete the Conhecimentos Gerais syllabus map with confidence ratings and score at least 60 percent on a 40-question block in that domain
Week 4: Score at least 70 percent on a 40-question block covering civil law and civil procedure and submit one timed simulated answer
Week 6: Score at least 70 percent on a 50-question block weighted toward Conhecimentos Específicos and submit one timed simulated answer
Week 8: Improve the full mock exam score over the week 7 baseline and submit both timed written answers plus the pre-exam routine