Conflicts in Amapá: an analysis on the institutionalized violence in the countryside

Authors

  • Roni Mayer Lomba Universidade Federal do Amapá
  • Júnior Gomes da Silva Universidade Federal do Amapá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7867/2317-5443.2014v2n2p185-204

Keywords:

Amapá, conflicts over land, peasantry, violence.

Abstract

The text addresses the dynamics of land conflicts in the state of Amapá. The work recalls the genesis of this process, presented by politics and the media as a peaceful relationship in the countryside. In reality, however, Amapá is one of the states of the Federation with significant implications on land disputes. For the research, data were collected, especially in Pastoral da Terra Commission, through its annual records (Conflicts in the Countryside); also, surveys were conducted on the dynamics of the peasantry and its recreation in Amapá. It was verified that violence in the countryside is established by the dispute among farmers (squatters, riparian people, extractivist and Quilombo people’s ancestors) and large companies (mining, sylviculture companies and agricultural), including the State itself, which is responsible for the creation of large areas of preservation without the required regularization.

JEL-Code | Q24; Q58; R14.

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Author Biographies

Roni Mayer Lomba, Universidade Federal do Amapá

Doutor em Geografia Humana pela USP

Professor do Departamento de Filosofia e Ciencias Humanas; colegiado de Geografia da Universidade Federal do Amapá.

Atua na área de Geografia Regional

Júnior Gomes da Silva, Universidade Federal do Amapá

Graduado em Geografia pela Universidade Federal do Amapá. Docente da rede estadual de Ensino.

Published

2015-06-01

How to Cite

Lomba, R. M., & Silva, J. G. da. (2015). Conflicts in Amapá: an analysis on the institutionalized violence in the countryside. Revista Brasileira De Desenvolvimento Regional, 2(2), 185–204. https://doi.org/10.7867/2317-5443.2014v2n2p185-204

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