From Disciplinary Governmentality to Algorithmic Governmentality: the platformization of the São Paulo Public School as a neoliberal device for subjectivation, control, and manipulation

Abstract

This article analyzes the platformization policy of public education in the state of São Paulo, implemented by the Tarcísio de Freitas administration and Renato Feder, identifying it as a transitional device from Disciplinary Governmentality, as described by Foucault, to Algorithmic Governmentality, as conceptualized by Antoinette Rouvroy. The main objective is to demonstrate that the massive insertion of digital technologies is not neutral, but constitutes a political project that synthesizes moral conservatism and neoliberal rationality to reshape school subjectivity and control teaching work. Methodologically, the study articulates philosophical theory on biopolitics and algorithmic control with the analysis of official documents and technical notes from research groups (REPU/Gepud) regarding educational performance and public spending. The results indicate that the technological imposition resulted in millionaire spending without proof of pedagogical efficacy, zero or negative correlation with learning improvement in SARESP, hollowing out of the humanities curriculum, and loss of teacher autonomy. It is concluded that the school is being converted into a data extraction terminal for surveillance capitalism, requiring resistance based on the resumption of democratic management and critical technological development.