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The S\u00e3o Paulo justice system took an important step towards becoming marginally more democratic on Thursday (October 30), with the approval of racial quotas by the Public Defender\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

On November 7, the Office will begin to debate the details of how to implement the quotas, when the new rules will start to apply and the criteria for regulating the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s vote puts the Office on the right path towards delivering social justice. We hope that this example will be quickly multiplied,\u201d said Rafael Cust\u00f3dio, coordinator of the Justice program at Conectas. \u201cUnder the current model, we have a standard public defender whose profile does not represent the reality of the country. This inequality limits the construction of a more democratic and pluralistic justice system.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to census data from the CNJ (National Justice Council) released in June, just 15.6% of Brazilian judges are black. And, in Brazil\u2019s higher courts, this figure falls to less than 10%.<\/p>\n

Close call<\/strong><\/p>\n

The initiative<\/u><\/a> was proposed by the Ombudsman of the S\u00e3o Paulo Public Defender\u2019s Office, its Center for Combating Discrimination and Racism and the Luiz Gama Institute.<\/p>\n

The vote in the Higher Council of the Public Defender\u2019s Office on racial quotas began on October 23, but the decision was postponed for a week after one of the members requested more time to analyze the case.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s session began with a wide lead for the \u2018yes\u2019 votes, but the margin was narrowed by the opposing positions of Pedro Avellar, Luiz Coelho, Hor\u00e1cio Xavier and Alexandre Orsi. After criticizing the proposed quotas, the council members abstained from voting on the merit of the case and the final result stood at 6 to 0. The following members had already voted in favor of the quotas for public defenders: Bruno Napolitano, Luis Fontanetti, Kathya Beja, Wagner de Oliveira, Augusto Barbosa and Bruno Miragaia. None of them changed their positions.<\/p>\n

The approval was celebrated by representatives of social movements and civil society organizations that supported the proposal.\u00a0Conectas, together with the Justice and Human Rights (JUSDH)<\/u><\/a> group and the Center for Studies on Labor Relations and Inequalities<\/u><\/a>, submitted a report<\/u><\/a> to the Higher Council of the Public Defender\u2019s Office defending the creation of these affirmative action policies.<\/p>\n

Recently, a number of jurists published a manifesto in favor of racial quotas<\/u><\/a> for the public entrance examinations for Public Defenders in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/u><\/a> to read (in Portuguese) the article published at Conjur on Affirmative Action for Public Defenders<\/p>\n

Click here<\/u><\/a> to read (in Portuguese)\u00a0the full report by Conectas, JUSDH and CEERT<\/p>\n

Click here<\/u> <\/a>to read (in Portuguese)\u00a0the manifesto by jurists in favor of racial quotas for Public Defenders<\/p>\n<\/div>

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