摘要：The present paper discusses the implementation of quotas as an affirmative action policy in an attempt to reverse the historical tendencies which have conferred Brazilian blacks a strong situation of disadvantage. More precisely, it defends the use of quotas for afro-descendants to access centers of higher education and mass media. It also defends these measures as short-term strategies, which should be followed by public policies, focused more specifically on diminishing the structural causes of racial discrimination. Thus, articulation of short and long term policies may insure a more effective and lasting equal opportunity to sectors that are presently racially dominated.
其他摘要：The present paper discusses the implementation of quotas as an affirmative action policy in an attempt to reverse the historical tendencies which have conferred Brazilian blacks a strong situation of disadvantage. More precisely, it defends the use of quotas for afro-descendants to access centers of higher education and mass media. It also defends these measures as short-term strategies, which should be followed by public policies, focused more specifically on diminishing the structural causes of racial discrimination. Thus, articulation of short and long term policies may insure a more effective and lasting equal opportunity to sectors that are presently racially dominated.
