Whites are still majority in universities

Still in the Commission on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship Project of the Law of the Board concluded that the imposition of racial quotas for admission in public universities. The legislature still must examine the bill before walking to the plenary.

On hearing the Commission on Human Rights and Legislation Participatory last week in Brasilia, the Minister for Racial Equality, Edson Santos, who supports the project and noted that Brazilian society was composed of unevenly, since the abolition of slavery was not accompanied by appropriate policies to support black released. Thus, in his view, the dimensions of the project is important for the country, because now "the state needs to address these inequalities so unequal."

Secretary of Legislative Affairs of the Ministry of Justice, Pedro Vieira Abramovay also defended the affirmative policies for admission in Brazilian universities. He said the state must give equal protection to all Brazilians, but according noted, in some circumstances this requires different treatment to people.

To Abramovay the affirmative actions aimed at social equality are not unconstitutional, as some theorists claim that discuss the issue and argue that they are discriminatory in relation to different parts of the population. A vestibular system that places the university 80% of whites does not deal with equality. In 2008, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), 3.9% of the population of black and brown over 25 had completed higher education. Among whites, the percentage is three times higher: 12.6%.