I intended to talk about love, but the mountain of crimes against blacks in Santa Catarina, “the whitest state in Brazil,” led me to talk about hate.
Let’s look at some facts:
Despite having the smallest black population in the country (4.07%), Santa Catarina tops the statistics when it comes to complaints of racist insults (Anuário da Violência).
The illiteracy rate among blacks is double that recorded among whites (Cour des Comptes).
White workers have an average monthly income 25% higher than that of black and brown workers (IBGE).
The disparity between population size and number of Nazi groups makes SC the state that proportionally houses the majority of collectives of this nature nationwide.
I could talk about Miss being discriminated against and offended because she is black. Or the guy who threatened to kill a black woman because she was walking on the same sidewalk as him, a white man. Or the Avaí Futebol Clube supporter caught throwing racist and xenophobic insults at Remo supporters. However, I will stick to the most recent absurdity in the news: the end of ethnic-racial quotas for black and brown people at public universities in Santa Catarina.
The Legislature’s decision applies to students and the hiring of teachers, technicians and other professionals. It also prohibits the establishment of quotas in higher education establishments that receive public funds. Anyone who does not comply with this rule faces a fine of R$100,000 per notice published, in addition to the loss of state public funds.
It doesn’t take much legal knowledge to see that the proposal (which was handled quickly, it’s worth saying) contradicts several provisions instituted at the national level to promote racial equity. The validity of this absurdity (which, in my opinion, is unconstitutional) depends only on the sanction of the governor of Santa Catarina, a politician who, judging by his recent public statements, cannot be called anti-racist.
It’s difficult to talk about love.
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