Law 14,759 of 21 December 2023 declared 20 November a national holiday for the Day of Zumbi and Black Consciousness. The measure followed decades of Black organizing that had established the date as a...
Law 12,519 created the National Day of Black Consciousness, observed on 20 November in memory of Zumbi dos Palmares. The date grew from Black movement organizing and historical work that centered...
Law 10,678 formally created SEPPIR within the Presidency and defined its role in formulating, coordinating, and assessing policies to promote racial equality. This legal step followed the...
On Black Consciousness Day, demonstrators gathered at Carrefour locations and in public spaces to demand justice for João Alberto Silveira Freitas, killed the previous evening by security guards....
The first nationwide public-holiday observance of Zumbi and Black Consciousness Day took place after the 2023 law made 20 November a federal holiday. The national recognition reflected decades of...
