DPU Técnico Administrativo

It selects candidates for mid-level technical and administrative positions at the Defensoria Pública da União, the federal public defender's office. The role supports the institution's administrative and documentary work rather than providing legal representation itself, so the exam tests language, reasoning, law basics, and records management.

It is an objective, multiple-choice exam, and depending on the notice a discursive or essay component may also apply. Questions are distributed across the domains listed in the official program, with Portuguese and the law subjects weighted most heavily. Check the current notice for the exact structure.

Those figures change between editions and are set in the official notice. The organizing body publishes the current question count, duration, and scoring rules on its website. Do not rely on numbers from older exams or study forums, because the structure may have been revised.

Difficulty is moderate: the content is broad but not deeply specialized. The passing score, minimum per-subject thresholds, and tie-breaking rules are defined in the notice and published by the organizing body. Aim well above the minimum, since competition for federal positions is strong.

Yes. There is no lifetime attempt limit; you simply register again in a future edition and pay the fee set in that notice. Results are valid only for the edition's own validity period, so a previous score cannot be reused in a later exam.

Start with Portuguese and constitutional and administrative law, which carry the most weight and take longest to master. Add specific DPU legislation early, since it overlaps with administrative law. Then layer in reasoning, computing, administration, and archival science, keeping them in short regular cycles rather than cramming at the end.

Neglecting Portuguese because it feels familiar, memorizing law without practicing applied questions, and ignoring the lower-weight subjects entirely. Another frequent problem is poor time management on the objective test, leaving easy questions blank. Practice under timed conditions and review every error.

It may, depending on the notice. When present, it usually asks for a structured text on an administrative or legal topic and is scored on content, organization, and standard Portuguese. Practice writing short, well-structured answers under time pressure, because essays are often where candidates lose ground.

Only in the official notice published by the organizing body and on the Defensoria Pública da União website. Registration windows, fees, and result dates are announced there. Treat any figure from a third-party site as unconfirmed until you see it in the official document.