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a crime, establishing prison sentences for the crime. Until that point, racism was considered by the
Brazilian legislature as simply a penal contravention. The creation of these typographies of racism, as they were defined, were also created by Caó: Law n.º 7.437/1985 is known as "Lei Caó", and is the source of legislation on racism as a crime (" includes, between the penal contraventions, the practice of acts resulting from prejudice of race, of color, of sex or marital status, given new wording to Law n.º 1.390, passed on 3 July 1951 - Afonso Arinos Law.")
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