At least 30% of trust positions in Brazil’s civil service will be reserved for black and mixed-race people, according to a decree signed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday (March 21).
“Racism is the root of inequality, which is why we must fight it like insects on a farm”The leftist president was fired in Brasilia, where he signed the decree. He was accompanied by the Minister of Racial Equality, Anil Franco, a symbol of the fight against racism and police violence.
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for the purpose of“Encouraging the presence of blacks in decision-making and management positions”The decree indicates that 30% of these positions in the public administration will be allocated to them. This goal must be achieved by the end of 2025, the government outlines in a note.
The face of Brazilian society.
Lula, who in January began his third term as president of the country of 213 million people, has vowed his government will think about it. The face of Brazilian society.Most of them are black and mixed race.
without the absence of racial and gender discrimination, ‘There will be no democracy’President confirmed.
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Brazil is the last country on the American continent to abolish slavery in 1888. It has the largest black population outside of Africa.
But the scourge of racism is structural there: Less than 5% of CEOs in Brazil’s 500 largest companies are black or from a minority group, according to a 2021 study.
