Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court rejected a constitutional challenge to Decree 4,887/2003, preserving the administrative process for identifying and titling quilombola lands. The ruling strengthened a route to collective land recognition rooted in the 1988 Constitution. It was a legal safeguard, not a completed title or compensation award; communities still face delays and disputes.
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What reparative action or milestone is recorded for Brazil on 08-02-2018?
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Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court rejected a constitutional challenge to Decree 4,887/2003, preserving the administrative process for identifying and titling quilombola lands.
Brazil’s 2018 Supreme Court decision itself issued land titles to all quilombola communities.
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The court preserved the titling process but did not issue community land titles.