đź“… 20 July 2010
The statute established a national legal framework to promote racial equality and combat discrimination, including in education, culture, health, and employment. It translated Black movement demands...
đź“… 29 August 2012
Law 12.711 reserved places at federal universities and institutes for public-school graduates, with provisions reflecting racial and Indigenous demographics. It emerged from long campaigns over...
đź“… 22 August 1988
Law 7,668 authorized the Fundação Cultural Palmares to preserve and promote Afro-Brazilian cultural values. Created during the transition from military rule, it gave Black cultural memory a national...
đź“… 5 January 1989
Law 7,716 made specified acts of racial discrimination criminal offences. Named for Black congressman Carlos Alberto CaĂł de Oliveira, it followed constitutional recognition that racism was a crime....
đź“… 25 June 2014
Law 13,005 approved a ten-year National Education Plan. Its targets include teacher training and educational resources for rural, Indigenous and quilombola schools. This gave legal weight to education...
đź“… 13 May 1997
Law 9,459 amended Brazil’s anti-discrimination statute to include prejudice based on ethnicity, religion, and national origin alongside race and color. For Afro-Brazilian communities, this offered a...
đź“… 19 June 2023
Law 14,600 set the organization of Brazil’s ministries and explicitly included the Ministry of Racial Equality. The statute followed the January reorganization and gave legislative form to the...
