This study addressed the theme of structural racism with the aim of investigating the dynamics
of selectivity and discrimination of the black population by social and legal institutions, so that
the theme under discussion is institutional racism present in the Judiciary. We saw that the
problem of racism is historical and is related to the myth of racial democracy, requiring a macro-
sociological analysis that resumes the reflexes of slavery and colonial violence, introjected into
social relations and reproduced in social institutions as a legacy of white domination for the
maintenance of the status quo and subjugation of blacks, making it difficult to recognize social
rights and guarantee the Human Rights of this population, which makes up the majority of the
Brazilian population. The technical report presented here brings the data collected in document
bases and systems with access restricted to agents of Electronic Process System (EPROC),
composing an empirical research with data analysis of sentences issued in the first three
criminal courts in the district of Palmas/Tocantins (TO), between the years of 2018 to 2020, in
order to show an investigative profile of jurisdictional provision in the criminal sphere that
affects blacks, compared to other groups of different cutis, making it clear that structural racism,
still under the influence of legal positivism, introduced a dynamic of selectivity to create a
stereotype of criminal linked to skin color. Critical Criminology, associated with theoretical
research of interdisciplinary matrices, provide a macro-sociological view of the problem, so
that Law and Legal Sociology intertwine in the interpretation of the phenomenon of institutional
racism, that crystallized in institutional discourses and practices and experienced in everyday
life by black citizens, hidden in relationships and denied by the alleged historically widespread
idea of racial democracy. The Technical Report provides an interpretation of the phenomenon
of racism and presents data to prove the labeling of the black population by the Justice System,
with greater emphasis on the penal system. The results pointed to the existence of a criminal
selectivity profile in the district of Palmas, at the secondary level, considering the limitations
of the observational field, demonstrating that the criminal justice activity in the capital
reproduces the same massive incarceration of the black population at the national level. The
graphs and tables are presented as a product of the research, together with a cycle of lectures
given by the researcher on the subject and the publication of an article in a specialized scientific
journal. Such activities followed the methodological guidelines of the Participant Research. In
addition to these actions, research to support possible interventions and social technologies was
incorporated into organizational governance, considering the need to foster debates and
reflections on the confrontation of structural racism that manifests itself in the Tocantins Justice
System, as required by Ordinance n°. 108, of July 8, 2020, of the National Council of Justice.
In view of the interventions, it is expected that the impact of the research can support changes
in the Justice System, drawing attention to the way the black population has been treated within
the scope of Jurisdictional Provision, highlighting the need to strengthen measures to guarantee
the fundamental rights and human rights, in a constant struggle against institutional racism and
for social justice.
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