House committee approves quota for Black people in public service exams.
According to the text approved by the Chamber's Human Rights Commission, within the 20% quota, 75% of the positions will be reserved for Black people who completed their studies in the public school system; this measure will also be applied to the distribution of appointed positions; the matter, which is being processed under urgency procedures, will still be examined by the CCJ (Committee on Constitution and Justice) before going to the Plenary.
Luiz Gustavo Xavier, Chamber Agency - The Human Rights Committee of the Chamber of Deputies approved this afternoon a proposal (PL 6738/13, from the Executive Branch) that reserves 20% of vacancies in federal public service examinations for black people.
The text was approved according to the report by Representative Pastor Marco Feliciano (PSC-SP), which included an amendment so that the quota system also applies to appointed positions in the civil service. Furthermore, the rapporteur accepted the separate vote of Representative Pastor Eurico (PSB-PE), which provides for a specific percentage of positions for Black students from public schools.
According to the approved proposal, within the 20% quota, 75% of the positions will be allocated to Black people who completed their studies in public schools; the remaining 25% will be for those who studied in private institutions.
The matter, which is being processed under constitutional urgency procedures, will still be examined by the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship (CCJ) before going to the Plenary. The Executive's proposal had already been approved by the Committee on Labor, Administration and Public Service.
Here The full text of the proposal.