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Therefore, any educational institution can establish its own regulations and criteria for awarding honors, as long as it operates within the university autonomy in Brazil guaranteed by Article 207 of the Federal Constitution
Article 207 gives constitutional autonomy to universities, not to just any educational institution. Brazilian government guidance also distinguishes colleges/faculdades from universities and says they do not have the same autonomy.
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This sentence overstates who benefits from Brazil's constitutional university autonomy.
Official Brazilian government materials distinguish among higher-education institution types and explicitly reserve full constitutional autonomy to universities. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' overview of Brazilian higher education says:
- Universities "have the autonomy to create courses, issue diplomas, set study plans and number of places..."
- Colleges (faculdades) "do not have the autonomy to issue diplomas" and "do not have as much autonomy as universities and university centers."
The Constitution's Article 207 is likewise framed specifically in terms of universities ("As universidades gozam de autonomia didático-científica, administrativa e de gestão financeira e patrimonial...").
So the article's wording is too broad: it is not correct to say that any educational institution acts under the Article 207 autonomy guarantee. That guarantee is for universities, and other institution types do not have the same constitutional autonomy.
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- Higher education in Brazil - Ministério das Relações Exteriores
Universities have the autonomy to create courses, issue diplomas... Colleges are higher education institutions that do not have the autonomy to issue diplomas... They do not have as much autonomy as universities and university centers.
- Legislação Infraconstitucional - Câmara dos Deputados (Art. 207)
Art. ... As universidades gozam de autonomia didático-científica, administrativa e de gestão financeira e patrimonial...