A bill under consideration in Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies proposes expressly including dyslexia in the definition of special education. Bill 3293/26 was introduced by Deputy Emanuel Pinheiro Neto (PSD-MT) and would amend the National Education Guidelines and Framework Law (LDB).
The LDB currently defines special education as a form of schooling offered preferably in the mainstream school system to students with disabilities, pervasive developmental disorders and high abilities or giftedness. The proposal would add dyslexia to the list.
According to the deputy, Law 14.254/21 guaranteed comprehensive support, early identification and educational assistance for students with dyslexia, but the condition is not included in the LDB’s definition. He says the enrollment of these students is not treated the same way as that of other special education students in the allocation of resources from Fundeb, a basic education funding fund.
The bill will be considered by Chamber committees with final decision-making authority. To become law, it must be approved by deputies and senators.
