The Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) will reserve 20% of its job openings for Black candidates.

Aline Leal - Reporter for Agência Brasil 

The competitive examinations for permanent positions at the Supreme Federal Court (STF) and the National Council of Justice (CNJ) will reserve 20% of the vacancies for black and mixed-race candidates.

According to the text of the resolution signed today (18) by the president of the STF, Ricardo Lewandowski, quotas will be applied whenever the number of vacancies is greater than three. The notices must specify the total number of vacancies corresponding to the reserve for each position offered.

Candidates who self-declare as Black or mixed-race at the time of registration for the public competition, according to the color or race category used by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, may compete for the reserved positions. During the ceremony in which he signed the resolution creating the rule, Lewandowski said that the CNJ (National Council of Justice) will soon deliberate on the matter, to extend the policy of reserving positions in public competitions to the entire Judiciary.

"I believe that the example should be followed, regarding civil servants, by other courts. I already know that some are discussing the topic, but this matter should soon be submitted to the CNJ (National Council of Justice). I am certain that the plenary will have the sensitivity to understand this major problem, which is racial segregation, the racial conflicts that unfortunately still persist in our country," said the minister.

The resolution regulates Law 12.990, of June 9, 2014, which establishes the reservation of positions for Black people within the federal public administration, autonomous agencies, public foundations, public companies, and mixed-economy companies controlled by the Union.