DOAJ Open Access 2019

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

Marta Rodriguez de Assis Machado Márcia Lima Natália Neris

Abstrak

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 tends to downplay the importance of insult and stigma, often dismissing cases or lowering penalties. This judicial treatment conflicts with the evidence that racial insults are prevalent in society and serve to maintain racial hierarchies. While the judiciary appears to be enforcing anti-discrimination law, the actual decisions show that the legal system fails to recognize and deal with the real dynamics of Brazilian racism thereby reinforcing the myth of Brazil racial democracy.

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Law Law of nations Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence

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Marta Rodriguez de Assis Machado

Márcia Lima

Natália Neris

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Machado, M.R.d.A., Lima, M., Neris, N. (2019). Anti-racism legislation in Brazil: the role of the Courts in the reproduction of the myth of racial democracy. https://doi.org/10.5380/rinc.v6i2.70080

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Tahun Terbit: 2019
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.5380/rinc.v6i2.70080
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