EVENT INFORMATION

20
July
2010

Brazil enacts the Statute of Racial Equality

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📅 20 July 2010 📍 Brazil

Law 12.288 established Brazil's Statute of Racial Equality, addressing equal opportunity and the defense of Black people's individual, collective and cultural rights. Its provisions covered areas including education, health and participation. The statute formalized recognition of racial inequality as a public-policy responsibility rather than merely a matter of interpersonal prejudice.

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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Brazilian Congress