Anti-racism legislation in Brazil: the role of the Courts in the reproduction of the myth of racial democracy

The goal of this paper is to analyze Brazilian anti-racism law in practice, assessing judicial response to cases of racial stigma and insult. We analyzed over 200 cases from 9 Brazilian states involving racial insults and racial disparagement in Brazilian courts of appeal. We find that the judiciary...

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Main Authors: Marta Rodriguez de Assis Machado, Márcia Lima, Natália Neris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2019-11-01
Series:Revista de Investigações Constitucionais
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Online Access:https://revistas.ufpr.br/rinc/article/view/70080