Equidade racial: reflexões sobre a afroconveniência e o sistema de cotas brasileiro

Abstract

This article aims to problematize the term afro-convenience -which has been defined as a misconduct and purpose, when people use the subjectivity of self-declaration to obtain advantages over the Racial Quota System -and, from this term, discuss the how this action has directly impacted the precise implementation of affirmative policies, such as Law No. 12,711/2012, which guarantees the reservation of 50% of vacancies in Federal Universities and Institutes for students from historically disadvantaged social groups. We propose to debate not only how Afro-convenience has been present in competitions and selection processes, but also the way in which institutions that are victims of this type of fraud play a fundamental role in dealing with complaints. In the end, it is defended, among other aspects, the fight against the lack of a homogeneous and democratic system, which allows a verification not only based on the physical aspects, but which is conducted by a specialized factual panel that is knowledgeable in the different contexts and realities of the Brazil, which legitimizes the legislation and which covers both its applicability and also investigates its deviations. We hope that this article can contribute to new research and discussions on the topic, which will help to stimulate the study and dialogue on the equity of rights of the Brazilian people.