Supreme Court upholds racial quotas at the University of Brasília

At the same council meeting that recognized the roda, IPHAN registered the Ofício dos Mestres de Capoeira, acknowledging the knowledge and teaching carried by mestres. This distinct registration...

Normative Instruction 49 replaced earlier rules and formalized the administrative route for quilombola land cases. Supporters presented it as procedural regulation; community advocates criticized...

Normative Instruction 57 established a new procedure for quilombola land identification, demarcation and titling, superseding the 2008 instruction. The repeated revisions reflected continuing conflict...

Law 12,288, sanctioned on 20 July 2010, instituted Brazil’s Racial Equality Statute. It set a legal framework for equal opportunity, protection of ethnic rights, and policies addressing discrimination...

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 12,711, sanctioned on 29 August 2012, required federal universities and institutes to reserve at least half of admissions places for students from public secondary schools, with subquotas based on...

Constitutional Amendment 72 expanded domestic workers’ constitutional labor rights, addressing a long-standing gap between domestic service and other forms of employment. The change followed...

The UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent concluded a country visit to Brazil after meetings with public authorities and civil society. The mission examined discrimination, social...

The UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 68/237 proclaiming 2015–2024 the International Decade for People of African Descent under the theme recognition, justice, and development. The resolution...

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...