The federal deputy said that the BNDES announcement for architects and urban planners can configure “discrimination”
The federal deputy . According to the politician, an “exclusionary” notice cannot be accepted.
“We cannot admit that an exclusionary notice is valid”said the deputy. “We have to curb any discriminatory practice, as advocated by law, but what we see in this notice is a total exclusion of non -black professionals, which can configure discrimination and unconstitutionality.”.
The contest selects urbanists and architects for architectural and urban interventions in the small Africa region of Rio de Janeiro. The announcement that bears the name of the region will select 3 projects with prizes of up to R $ 78 thousand. This is the announcement (PDF – KB).
“They will be able to participate in the contest […] Isolated participant or the leader/legal entity representative is a black architect or black urban planner, duly registered with his regional council of origin or similar, given the relevance of the theme and the historical and cultural context in which urban interventions will be implemented ”.says the announcement.
The announcement will also have a heterohydification bank to validate the registration of professionals.
“In addition to accepting professionals based on criteria such as skin color, it also predicts that these same professionals go through a process of heterohydict, which will validate whether this candidate is really black or not.”said the deputy.
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O Poder360 He sought BNDES to ask if I would like to comment on the notice. BNDES said the announcement aims to “Promote the development and appreciation of the region” and in places that represent “Material traces of the African diaspora in the Americas”. Read the full answer:
“BNDES informs that the BNDES Small Africa contest aims to promote the development and appreciation of the region known as small Africa, a territory of fundamental historical, cultural and social importance for Brazil. Located in Rio de Janeiro’s port area, the site houses the Valongo Cais, recognized as a World Heritage Site in 2017, and represents one of the main material traces of African diaspora in the Americas.
“The announcement of the competition was widely disclosed. In it are the procedures, rules and basic precepts for the competition, governed by Article 28, §3, I, of Federal Law No. 13,303, of June 30, 2016, by the provisions of Federal Law 12,378/2010, which regulates the exercise of architecture and urbanism, and by the National Regulation of Architecture and Urbanism, approved at the 145th Meeting of the Institute of the Institute Architects of Brazil, April 21, 2014, Fortaleza/CE.
“As informs the notice, individuals or legal entities may participate in the contest provided that, in any case, the isolated participant or the leader/representative of a black man or black urban planner, duly registered in his Regional Council of origin or similar, in view of the relevance of the theme and the historical and cultural context in which the urban interventions will be implemented, without prejudice to the other qualifications required in the notice.
“Finally, for judgment purposes, the criterion of better technical and artistic content will be adopted, ensuring the selection of the most qualified proposal in terms of innovation, accessibility, feasibility and cultural impact.”
