October 30-2009:
Brazil's Endemic Social-Ethnic & Judicial Dilemma!
Brazil historically, was colonized by the Portuguese, who brought Black slaves via the Slave Trading Routes, via The Caribbean into Brazil. Even when slavery was abolished in most of Latin & Central America, Brazil still had their internal slave system going.
It took several years after the rest of the Western hemisphere ceased using Blacks on their plantations, for Brazil to follow suit.
This endemic prejudice against anything Black or People Of color, permeates the entire society. eg.,
* Blacks or People Of Color in Brazil have little or no access to higher education.
* The Elementary schooling for Blacks/People Of Color, are of a sub-standard level.
* And Blacks/People Of Color, are less likely to get good jobs that pay a living wage, more likely to janitorial jobs, waiters in restaurants, and cleaning jobs.
* The good or Prestigious Hotels that cater to tourists are Off Limits to Black Brazilians for employment. Those who do get in, are placed in the background, for janitorial, cleaning, and laundering.
President Lula recently introduced legislation to improve the educational opportunities for Black Brazilians. You may call this move, 'equalizing the playing field for Blacks,' just like America did with college educational opportunities for Blacks.
The Judiciary:
The Police in Brazil have arbitrary powers to arrest, harass, and even Kill Blacks in the Favellas/Ghetto districts.
Whenever the Police is called in to attend some crime incident, gang violence, or shoot out within these communities.
They operate as though all residents therein are GUILTY, and they behave in such a manner, as to convey impunity of conduct.
Derryck.
NYC.
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