An estimate reveals that, at the current pace, the federal government will take 2,708 years to title all quilombos with open processes at Incra.

While advancements in the policy for quilombola titling are moving at a slow pace in Brazil, the estimated time for completing land regularization processes for quilombola territories increases each year. An analysis conducted by Terra de Direitos estimates that, at the current rate, it will take 2,708 years to title all the territories of the 1,857 quilombos with open processes at the National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Re fo rm ( I n c ra ) , t h e b o d y re s p o n s i b l e fo r implementing the policy.

To estimate this number, the quantity of fully titled territories to date by the federal government - through Incra or the Union's Assets Department (SPU) - since the promulgation of the Federal Constitution of 1988 was considered. The Federal Constitution recognized the quilombola right to traditional territory. In 35 years, only 24 quilombos have received titles for their entire territories, while another 33 quilombos have received titles for only parts of their territories (partial titling). Of the 57 titles issued, 54 were assigned by Incra and three by SPU.

The calculation, albeit illustrative, indicates that if the current pace is maintained, the full titling of all quilombo areas in Brazil would not be completed until the year 4732. The number is quite high, considering the urgency for quilombolas to have the guarantee of being able to remain on their lands.

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