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Data from PNAD Continuous 2024, recently released by IBGE, show that Brazil has advanced to reduce racial inequalities in internet access. In 2024, 88.4% of black people and 88.6% of parda people aged 10 or older used the internet, number close to the percentage of 90% among white people. In 2016, the difference was higher, as 72.6% of white people accessed the internet, against 63.9% of black and only 60.3% of the brown.
Communications Minister Frederico de Siqueira Filho stressed that the numbers reflect investments in connectivity made by the federal government. Digital inclusion is a right and instrument of social justice. When we bring internet to quilombola, peripheries, rural areas and remote regions, we are giving everyone access to information, education, public services and labor market. These numbers show that the effort of the federal government is reducing historical inequalities, said the minister.
The Ministry of Communications (MCOM) develops strategic public policies that, by promoting digital inclusion, democratization of information and strengthening community communication, play a fundamental role in facing structural racism in Brazil. Among the initiatives, the Computers Program for Inclusion, which donates equipment recovered with priority to historically excluded territories, expanding access to technologies and ensuring more racial equity.
Recently, the Ministry of Communications delivered 55 computers to 10 Black Movement organizations in Porto Alegre (RS). Among the institutions contemplated, Caritas-RS highlighted the relevance of the initiative. Eliane Brochet, the entitys representative, stressed the importance of donation: In the midst of the hurricane of emergencies, we need technology not only to raise resources, but also to connect with the world. Therefore, digital inclusion is so essential, he said.
Another prominent initiative was the donation of notebooks to the quilombola community of Pitanga de Palmares, in Salvador (BA). The action marks the beginning of a national mobilization that will bring 200 equipment to 44 quilombola communities in different regions of the country, through the program computers for inclusion.
In addition to notebooks, the community will also benefit from a fixed satellite broadband antenna, installed by Telebras through the Electronic Government Program - Citizen Service (GESAC). The purpose of deliveries is to expand access to information, strengthen the autonomy of quilombola communities and ensure connectivity to facilitate digital access to essential public services.
The folder also conducts technical and institutional support to community radios, which offers voice and visibility to black and indigenous narratives, contributing to the rescue of ancestral memories and to combat stigmas, through content produced by the communities themselves. With these actions, MCOM reaffirms its commitment to build a fairer, plural and democratic society, where digital inclusion is also a powerful tool for promoting racial equity.
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The National Household Sample Survey is a statistical survey that aims to collect data on the living conditions of the Brazilian population, encompassing topics such as work, education, income, digital inclusion and housing.
Since 2016, the Annual Information and Communication Technology (ICT) module of the National Continuous Home Sample Survey (PNAD) analyzes internet and television access and mobile mobile phone for personal use, with geographical details for Brazil, and federation units. Access the full support material and publication for more information.
