EVENT INFORMATION

15
Januari
1976

Bahia ends police registration requirements for Candomblé terreiros

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📅 15 Januari 1976 📍 Brazilië

Bahia State Decree 25,095 ended the requirement that Candomblé terreiros register with and obtain authorization from the police’s Games and Customs authority. The change followed decades of surveillance, raids, seizure of sacred objects, and interruption of worship. It marked an important assertion of religious freedom, won through community persistence and political pressure. Ending the licensing regime did not end racist policing or attacks on African-derived religions, and the decree’s impact was limited to Bahia.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Roberto Santos

Candomblé communities

Organisaties in dit Evenement

Government of Bahia

Delegacia de Jogos e Costumes