Land, territory, and Latin America: the challenge of cultivating hope

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https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-02592021v24n3e83160

Abstract

While this issue of Revista Katálysis was being prepared, in Jacareacanga – Southwest of Pará,
bordering the states of Amazonas and Mato Grosso in Brazil – on May 26, 2021, an audio recording
was being disseminated on local social media, quickly reaching other regions. The audio message
stated: “They arrived at my house. They’ll burn everything here. A very large group.” The voice was
that of Maria Leusa Munduruku, an indigenous leader, who faced loggers, farmers, and, more recently,
illegal miners to defend her people’s territory. Her family home was burned down. Shots were fired,
but Maria Leusa managed to protect herself.
Before heading to the village, the miners had confronted the federal police who were in the region
to fight illegal gold mining. They tried to expel the police and the personnel of IBAMA (the Brazilian
government environmental protection agency) from the city. In 2020, Jacareacanga had witnessed the
“day of fire”, when landowners and land grabbers set a large number of fires in the forest.

Author Biography

Gilberto de Souza Marques

Doutor pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação de Ciências Sociais em Desenvolvimento, Agricultura e
Sociedade da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (CPDA/UFRRJ).
Professor da Faculdade e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia da Universidade Federal do Pará
(UFPA).

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Published

2021-09-28

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Vol. 24 No. 3 (2021): Terra, Território e América Latina

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Editorial

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