Inep chooses the valorization of SUS as the theme for the Enem essay
Candidates must write up to 30 lines about universal access to the public health system. Read on Gazeta do Povo.
TL;DR
- The 2026 ENEM essay topic is 'The valorization of the Unified Health System (SUS) as a universal right.'
- Candidates must write a dissertation-argumentative text of up to 30 lines on the subject.
- The SUS is based on three doctrinal principles: universality, integrality, and equity.
- Universality ensures that anyone in Brazil has the right to access healthcare services without discrimination.
- Previously, healthcare was linked to social security or required private/philanthropic services for those not covered.
- The essay is graded by two independent evaluators on five specific competencies, with a maximum score of 1000 points.
- The SUS was also a topic in the 2026 electoral debates, with proposals for its improvement and discussions on privatization.