Census data collection starts on August 1, says IBGE

Data collection for the 2022 Demographic Census will begin on August 1, two months after the deadline previously set by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics). The information was confirmed by the agency on Tuesday (25).

According to the IBGE, the date originally planned was June 1st, but had to be changed due to the change in the bank responsible for the contest that intends to hire more than 200 thousand temporary workers for Census operations.

“With the 2022 Demographic Census budget approved and sanctioned in full at R$ 2,292,957,087.00, the IBGE informs that the survey collection will start on August 1st”, said the institute.

“Previously scheduled for June 1, the date of collection needed to be adjusted as a result of the exchange, in November 2021, of the bank responsible for organizing the Simplified Selection Process to hire 183,021 census takers and 23,870 census agents”, he added.

The deadline for registration for the contest, which is now organized by FGV (Fundação Getulio Vargas), ended on Friday (21). There were 1.1 million subscribers.

The final list of participants will be confirmed after February 16th. This is the last day to pay the application fee for the selection process.

The application of the competition tests was scheduled for April 10. The result of the evaluation should come out on May 20.

The Census is considered the most detailed survey of the country’s demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.

The information obtained serves as a basis for public policies and can even influence investment decisions of companies in certain regions.

The 206,891 temporary jobs in the Census are divided as follows: 183,021 for census takers, 18,420 for the role of ACS (supervisor census agent) and 5,450 for the task of ACM (municipal census agent).

Of the 1.1 million registrations made, 588,500 were for census takers, and 513,500 for census agent opportunities (ACS and ACM).

According to the IBGE, the level of competition varies according to demand and the number of vacancies available in each region.

The census takers will work directly in the collection of Census information in more than 70 million households throughout Brazil.

The salaries of these professionals will vary, according to the production. It is possible to simulate remuneration on the 2022 Census website. The weekly workload is indicated as 25 working hours.

ACM and ACS vacancies are medium level. Salaries are BRL 2,100 and BRL 1,700, respectively.

With higher remuneration, the ACM manages the work of the Census information collection stations. Meanwhile, the ACS, subordinated to the ACM, has as its main function to guide the census takers during the execution of field activities.

As census agent vacancies have a single application, ACM positions will be offered to the candidates with the best ranking in the contest.

The others approved will be entitled to the positions of ACS, following the order of performance in the selection.

The Census usually takes place every ten years. The new edition was scheduled for 2020, but was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

In 2021, the lack of budgetary funds by the federal government prevented the realization of the population count.

The values ​​for the research in 2022 were released after the STF (Supreme Federal Court) was triggered.

Census-related uncertainty has spread concern among experts during the pandemic. Without the study, the fear was that Brazil would experience a statistical blackout.

The data collected by the IBGE guide, for example, the transfers from the FPM (Municipal Participation Fund), a source of resources for city halls.