Salvador City Hall announces quota system.
"It's common to hear that Salvador is the blackest city outside of Africa, but it's not common for us to celebrate and exalt the struggle and cultural richness of our ancestors. The goal of this work is to open doors and break paradigms. The first of these is the creation of quotas for public positions in Salvador," says Mayor ACM Neto (DEM).
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On the ninth day of his administration, the mayor of Salvador, ACM Neto (DEM), gave a practical response to the accusations he received from his then-opponent Nelson Pelegrino, of the PT (who was defeated), in the electoral dispute last October regarding the federal government's racial quota policy.
ACM received national attention yesterday after announcing the implementation of the system in his administration. He signed the decree creating a working group to begin implementing the quota program in the city hall.
This project is part of the Program to Celebrate Events Commemorating the Achievements of People of African Descent.
Formed by the municipal secretariats of Education, Reparation and Development, Tourism and Culture, and by the Gregório de Matos Foundation, the team will develop and implement activities to mark 2013 as a year of tributes to black ancestry and culture.
"It's common to hear that Salvador is the blackest city outside of Africa, but it's not common for us to celebrate and exalt the struggle and cultural richness of our ancestors. The goal of this work is to open doors and break paradigms. The first of these is the creation of quotas for filling public positions in Salvador," said the mayor.
In 2013, the 125th anniversary of the signing of the Golden Law (Lei Áurea) and the tenth anniversary of the enactment of the federal law that mandates the study of African history in the country's school curriculum are being celebrated.