Lula grants land titles to descendants of slavery
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday (Mar. 21) resumed the move to recognize quilombola territories by granting the title to three traditional areas, home to 936 families live.The recognition of the areas where descendants of Africans enslaved in colonial times live had been deliberately interrupted by former President Bolsonaro’s administration. The last title granted had been signed in 2019 for the Paiol de Telha quilombo, in Paraná state, following a court ruling.“Much has been said about democracy in these last few years, when it was effectively under threat. The truth is, no country in the world is a true democracy while the color of people’s skin determines the opportunities they have over the course of their lives,” said President Lula.The president signed ...