Decisão da Suprema Corte anula proteções da Lei do Direito ao Voto

A Suprema Corte dos EUA emitiu na semana passada uma decisão no caso Louisiana v. Callais que desmantelou elementos fundamentais da Lei do Direito ao Voto (Voting Rights Act). A decisão provocou esforços imediatos de redistritamento em vários estados. Revelações sobre o autor principal da ação também surgiram.

A decisão abordou o mapa congressional da Louisiana e a Seção 2 da Lei do Direito ao Voto. Ela efetivamente encerrou as proteções contra a diluição de votos para eleitores minoritários no estado. Autoridades no Tennessee reagiram na quinta-feira dividindo o único distrito de maioria negra do estado em três partes, diluindo votos de Memphis, onde a população é 63 por cento negra.

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