Ecos de Durban: a mudança na ação do estado brasileiro à luz dos movimentos negros

Abstract

Brazil has the largest Black population outside of Africa, and the Black community forms the largest ethnic-racial group in the country. However, this population is politically marginalized, both in terms of representation in power structures and in its symbolic and material power compared to the white population. Despite this, Black movements have historically been a significant political force in Brazil, consistently leading the fight against inequality and engaging in political advocacy with the State. Similarly, in the field of international relations, race is a central issue, with the structure of the post-colonial world shaped by racial markers that are often overlooked when studying political dynamics between states through the lens of classical theories. Therefore, addressing racial issues within the context of international relations opens a fertile area that is frequently neglected by the discipline, and the changes in Brazil after the Durban Conference only reinforce this point. Keywords: Black movements, silencing, Durban conference.