AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES AND THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION: CHALLENGES OF ACCESS AND PERMANENCE OF INDIGENOUS STUDENTS IN THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO

In Brazil, the setting of public policy for higher education has been marked by the intensification of debates about the differential access to the university of socially disadvantaged groups, through affirmative action. Consequently, the right to education and a set of very varied issues, has challenged the Brazilian university, especially when it comes to access and permanence of indigenous students. Through literature review, analysis of documentation and interviews with indigenous university students, found that the right of access to university does not mean the right to higher education.