Therefore, it is necessary to recommend a greater representation of minorities in the system of
justice through the policy of racial quotas. In this same manner, it is necessary to recommend greater
access for minorities to justice by expanding free legal assistance.
The Forum must also recommend the democratization and independence of judicial power,
allowing for social control and the suppression of the rigid hierarchy of the magisterial career. Currently,
in Brazil, the tribunal judges have ample powers to designate judges. There are many cases of judges
transferred to other work positions by the presidents of tribunals because they decide in a contrary
manner against the incarceration of minorities.
It is necessary to recommend the diffusion of human rights in law schools, which currently
prioritize the teaching and learning of commercial rights. This diffusion should also reach the
professionals of the system of justice because the application of norms requires taking into consideration
the multicultural character of the society in which we live. Therefore, I satisfactorily adopt the recent
agreement by the National Council of Justice with the Inter American Commission of Human Rights to
promote human rights in the judicial powers.
All these recommendations that I suggested have as an objective guaranteeing the
independence, impartiality, and better representation in the justice system: that is to say humanize the
system.
Nonetheless, I remember that there are already good practices and mechanisms to prevent the
abuse of minorities. These should therefore be expanded.
I highlight the implementation of a custody hearing that would allow for the prompt
representation of those detained in friganti to the judge, faster release of individuals, and the
verification of the practice of torture. It is necessary to widen this act for all prison cases.
I also cite the program of Community Justice of the Tribunal of the Federal District in the
community of Ceilândia, whose objective is the reduction of violence. The program allows for the
resolution of conflicts inside communities. It is a case of participative justice based on a human rights
education and in the mediation by the community which facilitates communication between people in
conflict and in the transformation of conflict into an opportunity to mobilize the community.
I highlight as well the creation of the Indigenous Hub for Mediation and Conciliation in the
Matutuca community. The State conceded the possibility for leaders to resolve internal conflicts with
their knowledge and norms. It is necessary to recommend the creation of new hubs that legitimize
traditional knowledge, including in the indigenous zones where the State does not fulfill its obligation of
demarcating lands.