The research aimed to analyze the role of the justice system in the implementation of public
policies for accessing quilombola school education in the State of Tocantins and to understand
which actions and interventions can be developed to improve the educational process aligned
with national guidelines and local traditions, knowledge, and cultures. In this journey, we
sought to identify the legal-historical elements of access to education for afro-brazilian
individuals and in quilombola communities, characterize the roles of the entities within the
justice system in implementing the fundamental right to education in quilombola
communities, with a brief analysis of judicial and extrajudicial procedures obtained through
jurisprudential research. We also aimed to understand the current context of quilombola
school education, both at the national normative level and at the local level. In addition to the
normative aspect, we aimed to deepen the analysis of structural and historical aspects through
empirical research in the Quilombola Community Barra da Aroeira, located in the
municipality of Santa Tereza do Tocantins, in the central region of the State. The study
employed a mixed approach, combining qualitative and quantitative methods, including
documentary bibliographic research and empirical research with the application of
questionnaires. The method used for analysis was dialectical historical materialism, which
underpinned the critical analysis of the complex relationship between the denial and
affirmation of the right to access education for afro-brazilian individuals, especially
quilombolas. The results indicated a significant lack of actions on the part of the justice
system to enforce quilombola school education. On the other hand, the panorama of
quilombola school education showed a broad legal foundation on the subject, with 30 (thirty)
educational units classified as quilombola by the State Department of Education in the State
of Tocantins. After the theoretical and empirical journeys throughout the research, from a
propositional perspective, two products were presented as suggestions to support the
enforcement of quilombola school education: 1) Proposal for the Improvement of the Guide -
The Public Prosecutor's Office and Ethnic-Racial Equality in Education, with the inclusion of
Contributions for the Enforcement of Quilombola School Education Ministerial Guide, and 2)
Brochure - Citizenship, Education, and Human Rights: Guidance for the Enforcement of
Quilombola School Education.
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