The present research work aims to present a study on food and nutrition security in
quilombola communities in Brazil in the last five years. Law No. 11,346, of September 15,
2016, establishes that the public power must respect, protect, promote, inform and evaluate
the effectiveness of the Human Right to Adequate Food. However, quilombolas are
vulnerable and suffer discrimination from the institution. A survey of articles from the last
five years on food and nutrition security in quilombola communities in Brazil was carried out.
This is a systematic review of the literature with qualitative analysis, in which full articles
were published in the years 2016 to 2021. The collection of information was carried out
during the months of October and November 2021. In relation to quilombola food agriculture,
it was observed that if few local people produce, as there is a rural exodus, which promotes
failures in the local food supply. It reduced the consumption of in natura and minimally
processed foods and increased the consumption of processed and ultraprocessed foods. It was
observed that the quilombola population consumes less fish than beef, due to the pollution of
the rivers and the practice of hunting, which is common in the quilombola population. Most
of the quilombola population lives in food insecurity, due to socioeconomic and
environmental aspects, this is observed in all age groups. Studies show that it is four times
larger than the average population. A high prevalence of food insecurity was observed in this
population, as well as a lack of intake of certain foods, such as fruits and vegetables. In
addition, the absence of running water, other than sewage, per capita income and access to
health services exacerbate the situation. Based on the information obtained, a reflection was
carried out on food insecurity in quilombola communities, making explicit the neglect of the
public power and that urgent measures must be adopted with a special and fairer attention to
this people who have suffered so much and who fight for the right that should be common to
all Brazilians without distinction.
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