A discriminação profundamente arraigada está no cerne das desigualdades no Brasil, limitando a plena inclusão de milhões de pessoas na sociedade e nas principais instituições, incluindo o governo. Isto é especialmente verdadeiro para afro-brasileiros e povos indígenas, que compõem a maioria da população do Brasil, mas enfrentam desvantagens esmagadoras em todos os aspectos de suas vidas.

Os povos tradicionais do Brasil vivem com extrema exclusão social e sob a ameaça de violência, lutando para proteger seus direitos territoriais, enquanto a propriedade da terra permanece em grande parte nas mãos dos ricos e poderosos. Para ser um país mais equitativo, o Brasil deve reconhecer que a discriminação profunda e duradoura permitiu que a desigualdade prosperasse – e, depois, tomou medidas corajosas para enfrentá-la.

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Atila Roque

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Fábia de Sá Freire Casal

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