International Organizations in Deliberative Experiences in the Global South

This article critically explores the role of international organizations as drivers of deliberation between the State and traditional Afro-descendant communities in Brazil. Based on the official documents prepared by the Organization of American States (OAS) on the Remanescent Quilombo Community of Rio dos Macacos, it was possible to analyze the mission of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights as a mediator in deliberative contexts that discuss the guarantee of second-generation rights. Through the considerations of Jensen Sass and John S. Dryzek (2014) regarding how transculturality can enrich the theory of deliberative democracy, this presentation aims to discuss how the deliberative experiences of these communities in the global south can add new perspectives to the conceptions of democratic deliberation in the global north, making it more inclusive and sensitive to structural inequalities.