“A black on white clothes, doctor, is a macumbeiro”:

the place of black women in religious racism.

Abstract

Racism is a non-bailable criminal practice in Brazil, protected by the Federal Constitution. However, racist practices, such as religious racism, recreational racism, racism against women and racism against the LGBTQIA+ population, still lack better legislative regulation, despite the advances of the Caó Law (Law n. 7.716/89) and the Law n. 1., 532/2023. In this sense, this article aims to discuss religious racism against black women in Brazil, violence denounced by leaders of Traditional Peoples of African Matrix, which women often occupy. To this end, bibliographical research and a critical analysis of court case n. 0008363-53.2016.8.14.0000, judged by the Court of Justice of the State of Pará, were carried out. This differentiated the practice of religious racism from religious intolerance and promoted critical thinking based on the thoughts of black feminists, who propose an intersectional view of racism. It was concluded that the criminalization of racism represented a great achievement for black movements, however, the invisibility of black women in policies to combat racism, even with the progress made, is common and needs to be combated.