QUOTAS FOR BLACK AND INDIGENOUS IN UEMS: HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL PROCESS FROM CREATION TO CURRENT DAYS

Abstract

The issue of quotas, considered as a "compensatory measure" that seeks to promote the principle of equality, in favor of ethnic and racial minorities, began at the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul - UEMS based on Laws Nº 2.589, of 26/12/2002, which provides for the reservation of vacancies for indigenous, and the Law Nº 2.605, of 01/06/2003, which defines the reserve of 20% of vacancies for blacks. The institution's Superior Council regulated the quota for indigenous people at 10%, as well as the requirement of complete high school in a public school for both quotas. For these regulations, discussions were held with leaders of the black movement, indigenous people and the academic community. The first UEMS selection process with quotas took place in 2003 with admission in 2004 to thirty-seven undergraduate courses. This article provides a description and analysis of the entire historical and political process of creating quotas their implementation and changes that occurred in the processes up to the present day with more than 60 courses with quotas.