Did you know that November 20th can become a national holiday? This day is celebrated the National Day in zombie and from theConsciência Negra, and since 2011 it is included in the official Brazilian calendar. Because of this, Senator Randolfe Rodrigues (REDE) originated Senate Bill No. 482, in 2017. Having already been approved by the Senate, the proposal still awaits a vote in the House.
This information was conveyed by Bruno Lourenço, a reporter for Rádio Senado. According to him, more senators, in line with Randolfe, such as Paulo Paim (PT), demanded the approval of amendments linked to discrimination issues. Among other proposals charged by Paim, is that of making an aggravating circumstance of penalty "motivations of racial and sexual prejudice“.
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Some municipalities already have the holiday as law.
Although not yet it is Nationally, Black Awareness Day is considered a holiday in some states and municipalities, in these places specific laws had already been approved. The date marks the death of the leader of Quilombo dos Palmares, Zumbi, and is a dateforraise awarenessaboutthe situation of the people black It is the sufferingleft by colonization.
In the city of São Paulo, this day is considered a holiday, as well as in 106 municipalities in the state. However, there are still many states, such as Piauí, Pernambuco, Pará, Acre, Rondônia, Sergipe, Roraima, Ceará, Rio Grande do Sul, in addition to the Federal District, which do not have the date as a holiday in any of their counties. In Alagoas, Rio de Janeiro, Amapá, Amazonas and Mato Grosso, it is a holiday throughout the state.
In turn, in the state of Bahia, the date is considered a holiday in only five cities, namely: Lauro de Freitas, Cruz das Almas, Camaçari, Alagoinhas and serrinha. In Espírito Santo, the day is not useful in the cities of Guarapari and Cariacica. In Minas Gerais, the number of cities that have the date as a holiday is a little higher, namely: Myesterdaysclear, Guarani, Ibiá, Betim, Jacutinga, JudgeIn Outside, saints Dumont, Além Paraíba, Sapucaí-Mirim and Uberaba. Finally, in Tocantins, only one city is on holiday, Porto Nacional.