- 19 Oct 2012 19:39
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Brazil’s Affirmative Action Law Marks Path for New Quotas
http://www.as-coa.org/articles/brazil%E2%80%99s-affirmative-action-law-marks-path-new-quotas
President Dilma Rousseff signed the university quota law, which went into effect on October 15.
Rachel Glickhouse
October 15, 2012
On October 15, Brazil’s racial education quota law went into effect, requiring federal universities to set aside at least 12.5 percent of openings for public high school graduates, as well as black, mixed race, and indigenous students. By 2016, public universities must expand the percentage of reserved spots to 50 percent. The law came on the heels of a major landmark: on October 10, Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal elected its first-ever black president, Justice Joaquim Barbosa, who assumes leadership of the country’s highest court next month. With the law now in effect, Brazil’s government plans to expand racial quota programs; new plans include instituting racial quotas in public service and government-funded study abroad programs. Despite the law’s passage and a Supreme Court decision affirming the constitutionality of quotas, affirmative action remains controversial in Brazil.
Passed in late August, the university quota law is years in the making. In 2010, Brazil’s black population reached 97 million, becoming the majority and surpassing the country’s white population of 91 million. However, black high school students often attend schools that lack the structure or quality of their white peers, as an Americas Quarterly report found—even those who attend private schools. This puts students at a disadvantage when they take university entrance exams, since they tend to get lower scores. As a result of these inequities, public universities began introducing racial quotas in 2004, with the University of Brasilia the first to reserve spots for black students. In April, Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that racial quotas are constitutional. However, 27 of Brazil’s 59 federal universities currently lack any form of quota system. Only 25 federal universities have quotas for black and indigenous students. Discussing the new law on Monday, President Dilma Rousseff said: “This law contributes to repaying Brazil’s historic debt to our poorest youth.”
The law counts among one of several government initiatives to expand opportunities for black citizens. On Monday, Folha de São Paulo reported that the Brazilian government plans to announce a plan in November to create racial quotas for public service. The plan would set aside 30 percent of federal public service jobs for black employees, as well as offering financial incentives for private sector companies to hire black applicants. In addition, the measure would punish companies that discriminate based on race, such as banning them from government auctions. Plans for similar inclusion measures run the gamut from incentives for black cultural production to racial quotas for Science without Borders—a federal scholarship program to send university students abroad.
However, racial quotas have inspired controversy in Brazil. Opponents argue that public universities should continue to be merit based, since students gain entry through competitive admissions exams. Those opposed to quotas also say that affirmative action won’t solve the problem and will simply allow under-qualified students admission to top universities while qualified students are denied entry. “The urgent problem for Brazilian universities is to improve the level [of education], and not solve racial discrimination problems nor correct ‘historic responsibilities’ that can only be resolved through economic progress and basic education,” wrote José Goldemberg, a former education minister. Finally, opponents claim that poor students are disadvantaged regardless of race. “These problems reach not only black and mixed-race youth, but also white students who, due to their socioeconomic level, are equally excluded from the opportunity to study at private primary schools that offer a better education,” a Gazeta do Povo editorial explained. Rousseff noted on Monday that other university programs help students gain access to a college education, including the University for All program, which provides partial and full scholarships to low-income students, as well as a financing program to help students pay for private universities.
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Brazil is turning into a weird blend of South Africa and the US, with a pinch of Zimbabwe.
There are already socialist groups claiming that race quotas should be as well implemented in general elections, but something like that can seriously harm democracy, because white contestants will be silenced and barred from participating in elections just to ensure that "reparations for slavery" (which ended in 1888) are made.
We obviously know that Brazilian (white) socialists are just trying to divide society and pit groups against each other. The Far-Right and the Far-Left (always them) have never accepted the fact that people from all colors and faiths live together harmoniously in Brazil.
They want (and will) destroy the best thing this country has: tolerance between different groups.
http://www.as-coa.org/articles/brazil%E2%80%99s-affirmative-action-law-marks-path-new-quotas
President Dilma Rousseff signed the university quota law, which went into effect on October 15.
Rachel Glickhouse
October 15, 2012
On October 15, Brazil’s racial education quota law went into effect, requiring federal universities to set aside at least 12.5 percent of openings for public high school graduates, as well as black, mixed race, and indigenous students. By 2016, public universities must expand the percentage of reserved spots to 50 percent. The law came on the heels of a major landmark: on October 10, Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal elected its first-ever black president, Justice Joaquim Barbosa, who assumes leadership of the country’s highest court next month. With the law now in effect, Brazil’s government plans to expand racial quota programs; new plans include instituting racial quotas in public service and government-funded study abroad programs. Despite the law’s passage and a Supreme Court decision affirming the constitutionality of quotas, affirmative action remains controversial in Brazil.
Passed in late August, the university quota law is years in the making. In 2010, Brazil’s black population reached 97 million, becoming the majority and surpassing the country’s white population of 91 million. However, black high school students often attend schools that lack the structure or quality of their white peers, as an Americas Quarterly report found—even those who attend private schools. This puts students at a disadvantage when they take university entrance exams, since they tend to get lower scores. As a result of these inequities, public universities began introducing racial quotas in 2004, with the University of Brasilia the first to reserve spots for black students. In April, Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that racial quotas are constitutional. However, 27 of Brazil’s 59 federal universities currently lack any form of quota system. Only 25 federal universities have quotas for black and indigenous students. Discussing the new law on Monday, President Dilma Rousseff said: “This law contributes to repaying Brazil’s historic debt to our poorest youth.”
The law counts among one of several government initiatives to expand opportunities for black citizens. On Monday, Folha de São Paulo reported that the Brazilian government plans to announce a plan in November to create racial quotas for public service. The plan would set aside 30 percent of federal public service jobs for black employees, as well as offering financial incentives for private sector companies to hire black applicants. In addition, the measure would punish companies that discriminate based on race, such as banning them from government auctions. Plans for similar inclusion measures run the gamut from incentives for black cultural production to racial quotas for Science without Borders—a federal scholarship program to send university students abroad.
However, racial quotas have inspired controversy in Brazil. Opponents argue that public universities should continue to be merit based, since students gain entry through competitive admissions exams. Those opposed to quotas also say that affirmative action won’t solve the problem and will simply allow under-qualified students admission to top universities while qualified students are denied entry. “The urgent problem for Brazilian universities is to improve the level [of education], and not solve racial discrimination problems nor correct ‘historic responsibilities’ that can only be resolved through economic progress and basic education,” wrote José Goldemberg, a former education minister. Finally, opponents claim that poor students are disadvantaged regardless of race. “These problems reach not only black and mixed-race youth, but also white students who, due to their socioeconomic level, are equally excluded from the opportunity to study at private primary schools that offer a better education,” a Gazeta do Povo editorial explained. Rousseff noted on Monday that other university programs help students gain access to a college education, including the University for All program, which provides partial and full scholarships to low-income students, as well as a financing program to help students pay for private universities.
_______________________
Brazil is turning into a weird blend of South Africa and the US, with a pinch of Zimbabwe.
There are already socialist groups claiming that race quotas should be as well implemented in general elections, but something like that can seriously harm democracy, because white contestants will be silenced and barred from participating in elections just to ensure that "reparations for slavery" (which ended in 1888) are made.
We obviously know that Brazilian (white) socialists are just trying to divide society and pit groups against each other. The Far-Right and the Far-Left (always them) have never accepted the fact that people from all colors and faiths live together harmoniously in Brazil.
They want (and will) destroy the best thing this country has: tolerance between different groups.
Last edited by Siberian Fox on 17 Jan 2013 22:15, edited 1 time in total.
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stat crux dum volvitur orbis
Anyway i never tried getting a latino scholarship, thanks for reminding me.
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