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June 11, 2026International Journal of Discrimination and the Law

The construction of anti-discrimination law in Brazil

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AMAntonio Moreira MauésUniversidade Federal do Pará

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Article discusses anti-discrimination law development, focusing on racial quotas in higher education and public service, indicating significant implications for equality.

Key Points

  • Examine the evolution of anti-discrimination law in Brazil and the implementation of racial quotas as a means to combat inequality.
  • Analyzed constitutional and legal provisions creating obligations for the state.
  • Conducted a case study on racial quotas in higher education, public service, and elections.
  • Explored empirical data on the effectiveness of racial quotas and influential factors.
  • Racial quotas showed varying effectiveness based on political agreement levels and monitoring mechanisms.
  • The Federal Supreme Court played a crucial role in supporting affirmative action policies.
  • Different impacts of racial quotas linked to group characteristics and policy agreement.

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Antonio Moreira Maués (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2a512e80c8f91e7f39d87ahttps://doi.org/10.1177/13582291261459911
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