O Decreto nº 5.154/2004 e a contrarreforma do Ensino Médio no contexto controverso da educação brasileira

This text is based on the problem of the implications of the high school counter-reform in relation to Decree No. 5.154/2004 (Brasil, 2004) and the possibility of integrating vocational education and high school in the sense of polytechnics. The main objective is to compare the proposal for integrated secondary education with the proposal for the new secondary education and to analyze the implications of the reform. The methodology is based on bibliographical and documentary research. The results indicate that Decree No. 5.154/2004 (Brasil, 2004) and Law No. 13.415/2017 (Brasil, 2017) move in opposite directions, while the former is based on comprehensive and polytechnic training and training for the world of work, the latter proposes simplified and fragmented training based on the development of skills aimed at economic production. In addition, the conclusions reflect a regression in the education of the children of the working class.