Quotas: 62% of Brazilians approve.
A poll by Ibope, commissioned by Estadão, reveals that approval of quotas for Black students is lower than for students from poor backgrounds and public schools; this is true even among Black people themselves; rejection is higher among white people, college graduates, and those from socioeconomic classes A and B.
247 – A survey conducted by Ibope reveals that 62% of Brazilians support the implementation of three types of quotas in public universities: for Black students, for poor students, and for students from public schools. According to the research, commissioned by the newspaper O Estado de S.Paulo, almost two out of every three Brazilians support this benefit.
Meanwhile, 16% are against any type of quota. Of the remainder, 5% did not know how to answer or are in favor of two types of quotas, but against the third. It is noteworthy that 12% support the mechanism for poor students and those from public schools, but are against its implementation for Black students.
However, the level of support varies according to the interviewee's characteristics: income, region, skin color, and level of education. Quotas for Black students, for example, receive less support (64%) compared to the other two, related to educational background (77%) and student income (77%). This is true even when considering only Black respondents.
Rejection of all three types of quotas is higher among white respondents, among Brazilians from social classes A and B, among people who attended college, and among those from the North and Central-West regions. Read here The full report on the research.