Analysis of the System of Racial Quotas in Brazil as Affirmative Action Combined with the General Right to Equality

This article aims to discuss the system of racial quotas in Brazil, considering them as unequal treatment, which aims to promote equality. In the light of the thought of Alexy, it has been proposed to analyze the General Equality Law, to then justify the reasons for the unequal state treatment. Such...

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Authors: Moreira Damasceno, Alisson Magela, de Andrade, Ana Maria
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:Brasil
Institution:Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Direito (CONPEDI)
Repository:Revista Brasileira de Direitos e Garantias Fundamentais
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.indexlaw.org:article/777
Online Access:http://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/garantiasfundamentais/article/view/777
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Affirmative action
General law of equality
Racial quotas
Equal and unequal treatment
Ações afirmativas
Direito geral de igualdade
Cotas raciais
Tratamentos iguais e desiguais
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Summary:This article aims to discuss the system of racial quotas in Brazil, considering them as unequal treatment, which aims to promote equality. In the light of the thought of Alexy, it has been proposed to analyze the General Equality Law, to then justify the reasons for the unequal state treatment. Such unequal treatment in such cases will be addressed from the perspective of affirmative action. These measures are promoted in order to promote social redemption of company shares historically segregated. Thus, this study proposes an analysis of the general right to equality in the construction and application of the law.