Pretas Simoa's hope in rewriting Afro-Brazilian women as protagonists rather than sidenotes or victims in their own history, is to "strengthen the bonds of their own identity".
In their statement they declare "[t]his violence is of a moral order, as it slanders us and hurts our honor and reputation; it's physical in jeopardizing the integrity of our body as we are seen as 'available'; and also psychological, as it implies directly the perception that we have of ourselves and interferes with our affectionate and sexual behavior that sustains this cruel hyper-sexualized identity in which we are seen and often ends up implicated in the reflection that we see in the mirror".
[4] Odara, also known as Instituto de Mulher Negra, is an Afro-Brazilian feminist organization that is oriented towards improving the "socio-political and economic inclusion of black women and their families in society".
[6] Home Goal focuses on training black women as political actors in democratic participation, specifically regarding sporting mega-events.
During the demonstrations, women chanted things such as "Claudie Ferreria resists", referring to and standing in solidarity with the black woman who was murdered and then dragged on the street attached to a military police van in Rio de Janeiro.
The sector of the protest that continued to Cidade Baixa, marked the pavement with graffiti at places where sexist, racist, and homophobic events occurred.
Marcha das Mulheres Negras gathered more than 10,000 black women from all socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from domestic workers to politicians and professors.
After the march, a group of protesters met with the president and Nilma Lino Gomes, Brazil's minister of women, racial equality, and human rights.
Under the current presidency of Michel Temer, proposals set forth by the Rousseff administration to decrease homicides through targeted police training and monitoring have been discarded.
[11] Temer is determined to cut back on spending for health care, education, social programs, and "cap minimum wage increase", policies that directly harm Afro-Brazilians and the poor.
Additionally, despite high rates of violence towards Afro-Brazilians by authorities, policies set by Temer's predecessor Dilma Rousseff to decrease homicides through targeted police training and monitoring have been discarded.