Os quilombos perante o STF: a emergência de uma jurisprudência dos direitos étnicos (ADIN 3.239-9)

this year, the brazilian supreme court will judge the direct action of unconstitutionality 3239-9, which discusses the correct interpretation of the right of quilombo communities to their territories (article 68 of the transitory constitutional provisions act). the decision of this process will bring social impacts, especially in the land market, and will compel the court to face the dilemmas of constitutional jurisdiction, such as its democratic legitimacy, its commitment to the realization of fundamental rights and the problem of material consequences of hard cases decisions. based on the thesis that the quilombo territories are fundamental rights, this text seeks to demarcate the key issues of this lawsuit, whose analysis is imposed, according to appropriate hermeneutical methods, if the court wants to come to an effective jurisdictional providing, that is, capable of promoting social peace and promote the effectiveness of fundamental rights, which embody the ultimate reason of the judicial function in the context of the constitutional state.