AN AFFIRMATIVE STORY. THE RACIAL QUOTAS 20 YEARS LATER
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This article aims to portray and reflect on the process of construction and social developments of racial quota policies in state universities in Rio de Janeiro. In the first part of the article, we will emphasize socio-historical issues addressing the tensions caused by the implementation of affirmative action. In the second moment, the text refers to the impacts and consequences of the quotas that stabilized as State policies, after the Federal Supreme Court unanimously declared their constitutionality. Finally, we will bring an overview of the inclusive data brought by racial quota programs, as well as the challenges of these measures that have become the biggest policies for democratizing access to higher education institutions in Brazil.
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