“The judiciary is the black people’s worst enemy”. Judicialization of the lives of maroon communities: Notes on brazilian justice

Authors

  • Filipe Romão Juliano UFRJ – Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. PPGAS – Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social. Museu Nacional. Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Brasil. 20940-040 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0762-0996

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52780/res.11708

Keywords:

Justic, Sacopã Maroon Community, Territorial rights, Personalism, Inequality,

Abstract

The article shows the perception of residents and leaders from Sacopã maroon community (RJ) on the Brazilian Judiciary in the various processes of recognition of their territorial and cultural rights. The objective is to discuss the judicialization of the experience of maroon communities in Rio de Janeiro state, which are involved in several court lawsuits, either for the land rights of their territories, or in relation to neighbors, occupants and even to the government.

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Published

29/01/2020

How to Cite

JULIANO, F. R. “The judiciary is the black people’s worst enemy”. Judicialization of the lives of maroon communities: Notes on brazilian justice. Estudos de Sociologia, Araraquara, v. 24, n. 47, 2020. DOI: 10.52780/res.11708. Disponível em: https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/estudos/article/view/11708. Acesso em: 21 mar. 2026.