In an open letter to , the Black Movement criticized the Pact for Racial Equality presented in December by the government (PT), saying that it is “merely” “a letter of intent”.
The organizations that make up the movement state that the initiative was restricted to diagnoses and indication of programmatic actions to be constructed and subsequently implemented.
According to the group, there was no concrete forecast of dates, schedules, goals or allocation of specific resources that “give substance” to the commitment to the historical demands of the black population.
“Such a stance highlights a lack of priority in promoting racial equality, perpetuating a historical negligence in relation to the rights of the black population”, says an excerpt from the document.
The Black Movement also says that it is “regrettable to note that Banco do Brasil, despite being among the participating institutions, did not commit to effective measures, revealing a lack of commitment to the historical demands of the black population.”
The group stated that, although BB has offered space and human resources to contribute to the Pact, the gesture is “manifestly insufficient given the magnitude of profits historically obtained by a financial institution of its size.”
In the text, the entities describe BB’s stance on the Federal investigation into the trafficking of enslaved black people in the 19th century as “missing and insufficient”.
The inquiry was opened in 2023 by the MPF, which requested information from the institution’s presidency about the bank’s position regarding its relationship with trafficking and traffickers of enslaved black people and about financing carried out and its relationship with . Oh, but the organ said.
The Black Movement also asks that the institution respond to the proposals sent by the entities, seeking to establish “affirmative action policies aimed at the Afro-descendant population”.
“It will not be possible to overcome social inequalities as long as the actors directly benefiting from the slavery system – who increased their capital and consolidated their positions at the expense of the exploitation of black bodies – do not take full responsibility for their historic acts”, indicates the letter.
In the document, the group proposes measures for historical reparation, such as the creation of a permanent fund for traditional communities, investment in quilombola, Afro-Brazilian and African-based education, territorial recognition and infrastructure and actions to combat hunger.
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