The situation of indigenous peoples in Brazil - a general exploration and assessment within the context of Belo Monte

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1/2/3) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Sharin Kleeberg
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Belo Monte

Social environmental injustices against indigenous peoples: the Belo Monte dam

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 865-876
Author(s):  
Heidi Michalski Ribeiro ◽  
Jose Rubens Morato
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Belo Monte

PurposeThis proposal is a case study of the Belo Monte dam. The article deals with human rights and environmental violations arising from the construction of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant in the northern region of Brazil. This paper aims to evidence human rights violations brought by the construction Belo Monte dam, a glimpse of the COVID-19 scenario and how Brazilian regulation allowed those violations.Design/methodology/approachTo achieve the objective of this article, the Brazilian norms, public policies and the current situation of the affected communities were analyzed, focusing on the human rights violations and the historical timeline of this mega-project. The analysis was directed to the hardcore social sciences, considering analytical and qualitative research.FindingsThe data gathered and the references consulted proved that many human rights violations occurred and that the vulnerability of indigenous and local people increased with the construction of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant in the northern region of Brazil. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated this adverse scenario since indigenous and local people already had their vulnerabilities increased with the construction of Belo Monte.Research limitations/implicationsThe Belo Monte Dam has had severe and irreversible impacts on the lives of local communities, especially indigenous peoples, as it had destroyed their culture and the environment. The authors were not able to do fieldwork, due to the great distance of the dam. In this sense, the research does not cover all the social–environmental issues, as an ethnographic approach is necessary.Originality/valueThe authors intend to bring attention to harms caused to indigenous people and the local communities, expecting to create an alert of what this kind of project can do to vulnerable peoples' life, especially now with the pandemic scenario, which makes indigenous and traditional communities more vulnerable to diseases due to the loss of their territories.

scholarly journals Paridade participativa no Estado de Direito Ecológico: a negação de reconhecimento aos povos indígenas no caso Belo Monte

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-35
Author(s):  
Paula Galbiatti Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Negative Parity ◽  
Hydropower Plant ◽  
Ecological State ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Deductive Method ◽  
Belo Monte

RESUMO:O objetivo do presente artigo é estudar a justiça ambiental como objetivo do Estado de Direito Ecológico, justiça essa incluindo o conceito de paridade participativa como elemento do reconhecimento, a partir do estudo do caso da Usina Hidrelétrica de Belo Monte. Especificamente, objetiva-se compreender a teoria do Estado de Direito Ecológico e a justiça ambiental como seu objetivo, com o método dedutivo e a técnica de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, cujo documento é a Declaração Mundial para o Estado de Direito Ambiental. Em seguida, busca-se discutir o conceito de justiça ambiental, a partir da teoria do reconhecimento de Honneth e de sua crítica feita por Fraser com o conceito de paridade participativa. Para tanto, utiliza-se da técnica de revisão bibliográfica, utilizando-se dos próprios termos trazidos pelos autores em citação direta. Por fim, estuda-se o caso de Belo Monte, em um relatório sucinto de como foi seu processo de construção, discussão e licenciamento ambiental, com foco no desrespeito aos povos indígenas, em um verdadeiro contexto de não-reconhecimento e de, portanto, grave injustiça ambiental por negativa de paridade participativa.  ABSTRACT:The aim of this article is to study the environmental justice as an objective of the Ecological State of Law, including the concept of participatory parity as an element of recognition, based on the case study of the Belo Monte hydropower plant. Specifically, the objective is to understand the theory of the Ecological State of Law and environmental justice as its objective, with the deductive method and the bibliographical and documentary research technique, whose document is the World Declaration for the State of Environmental Law. Then, it discussed the concept of environmental justice, based on the theory of recognition of Honneth and his criticism made by Fraser with the concept of participatory parity. For this, it is used the technique of bibliographical revision, using the direct citation. Finally, the case of Belo Monte is studied in a succinct report of its construction process, discussion and environmental licensing, with a focus on disrespect of indigenous peoples, in a true context of non-recognition and, therefore, serious environmental injustice due to negative parity. 

“Seven Theses”: Notes by a Brazilian Translator in the Twenty-first Century

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-165
Author(s):  
Roberto Lima
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
First Century ◽  
Internal Colonialism ◽  
America Latina ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Belo Monte

Rodolfo Stavenhagen’s classic “Seven Erroneous Theses about Latin America” seems not only to have endured but to have gained explanatory power in relation to a variety of topics in Brazil today: the relationship between the middle class (and the elite) and the Southeastern states in the last election, the government’s options vis-à-vis major projects such as Belo Monte, the Workers’ Party advocates’ rhetoric in defense of the growth of the middle class, the disputes over the rights of indigenous peoples, and even the discourse of social movement leaders, co-opted by the Lula administration. Although the fourth thesis appears to have lost its strength, it still substantiates one of the key arguments in the text—that internal colonialism is critical for understanding Latin America. O clássico “Sete teses equivocadas sobre a América Latina,” de Rodolfo Stavenhagen, parece não somente ter resistido ao tempo, mas ter ganho capacidade explicativa em relação a uma variedade de tópicos no Brasil contemporâneo: o relacionamento entre a classe media (e a elite) e os estados do Sudeste na última eleição, as opções do governo vis-à-vis grandes projetos como Belo Monte, a retórica dos defensores do Partido dos Trabalhadores em defesa da ampliação da classe média, as disputas sobre os direitos dos povos indígenas, e até mesmo o discurso de líderes de movimentos sociais, estes últimos sob o controle do governo Lula. Mesmo que a quarta tese pareca ter perdido força, ela ainda corrobora um dos principais argumentos do texto: o colonialismo interno é fundamental para que se entenda a América Latina.

Dam and Be Damned: The Adverse Impacts of Belo Monte on Indigenous Peoples in Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 408-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinodh Jaichand ◽  
Alexandre Andrade Sampaio
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Adverse Impacts ◽  
Belo Monte

scholarly journals JORNAIS THE GUARDIAN, EL PAÍS E O GLOBO: O QUE APRESENTAM SOBRE OS POVOS INDÍGENAS DE BELO MONTE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-196
Author(s):  
Renata da Cruz Paes ◽  
Priscila Sanjuan de Medeiros Sarmento ◽  
Altem Nascimento Pontes
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Hydroelectric Plant ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Government ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Guardian ◽  
Belo Monte

A Usina Hidrelétrica (UHE) de Belo Monte é a terceira maior barragem do mundo. Localiza-se na Amazônia, morada dos povos indígenas, deslocados de suas terras para a construção da barragem. O objetivo do artigo foi identificar na imprensa internacional e nacional a construção dos povos indígenas que lutam contra hidrelétrica. Foram utilizados métodos quali-quantitativos para análise das matérias nos sites The Guardian, El País e O Globo. Analisou-se dia, mês, ano; título da matéria; tipo de publicação; local de autoria; fontes; e caráter da informação. Amostrou-se matérias referentes à usina e aos povos indígenas, entre 2005 e 2017. Obteve-se 18 publicações, oito no The Guardian, sete no El País e três no O Globo. A maior frequência (12) foi de conteúdos relacionados a luta dos povos indígenas por direitos e conflitos com o governo. O restante (6) abordou as mudanças no modo de trabalho, alimentação, e relação desses povos com a natureza. Apenas uma matéria foi produzida em Belo Monte. O Globo foi o que menos ouviu esses personagens, contudo o The Guardian abriu mais espaço para as fontes não oficiais.     PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Análise de Conteúdo; Belo Monte; Povos indigenas.     ABSTRACT The Belo Monte Hydroelectric Plant (UHE) is the third largest dam in the world. It is located in the Amazon, home of indigenous peoples, displaced from their lands for the construction of the dam. The objective of the article was to identify in the international and national press the construction of indigenous peoples fighting against hydroelectric. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used to analyze the materials on The Guardian, El País and O Globo sites. Day, month, year were analyzed; title of the subject; type of publication; place of authorship; sources; and information character. There were 18 articles published, eight in The Guardian, seven in El País and three in O Globo. The highest frequency (12) was related to the struggle of indigenous peoples for rights and conflicts with the government. The rest (6) addressed the changes in the mode of work, feeding, and relationship of these peoples with nature. Only one material was produced in Belo Monte. The Globe was the least heard of these characters, however The Guardian opened up more space for unofficial sources.  KEYWORDS: Content Analysis; Belo Monte; Indian people.     RESUMEN La Usina Hidroeléctrica (UHE) de Belo Monte es la tercera mayor represa del mundo. Se localiza en la Amazonia, morada de los pueblos indígenas, desplazados de sus tierras para la construcción de la represa. El objetivo del artículo fue identificar en la prensa internacional y nacional la construcción de los pueblos indígenas que luchan contra hidroeléctrica. Se utilizaron métodos cuantitativos para analizar las materias en los sitios The Guardian, El País y O Globo. Se analizó día, mes, año; título de la materia; tipo de publicación; lugar de autoría; fuentes; y el carácter de la información. Se amputó materias referentes a la usina ya los pueblos indígenas, entre 2005 y 2017. Se obtuvieron 18 publicaciones, ocho en The Guardian, siete en El País y tres en O Globo. La mayor frecuencia (12) fue de contenidos relacionados con la lucha de los pueblos indígenas por derechos y conflictos con el gobierno. El resto (6) abordó los cambios en el modo de trabajo, alimentación, y relación de esos pueblos con la naturaleza. Sólo una materia fue producida en Belo Monte. El Globo fue el que menos escuchó a esos personajes, pero The Guardian abrió más espacio para las fuentes no oficiales.  PALABRAS CLAVE: Análisis de Contenido; Belo Monte; Pueblos indigenas.

Indigenous peoples and Belo Monte Hydroelectric Plant

2021 ◽  
pp. 137-157
Author(s):  
Estella Libardi de Souza ◽  
Assis da Costa Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Hydroelectric Plant ◽  
Belo Monte

Theatre and Indigenous Peoples: Learning to Imagine New Worlds in End Times

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-381
Author(s):  
CIBELE FORJAZ SIMÕES
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Bertolt Brecht ◽  
Xingu River ◽  
Postdoctoral Research ◽  
The One ◽  
End Times ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Belo Monte

This article examines the relationship between the performing arts and Amerindian peoples, specifically the Araweté, Juruna/Yudjá and Kamayurá peoples, which belong to the Tupi branch, whom I met as part of postdoctoral research carried out from February 2018 to January 2019, at the University of São Paulo (USP). It analyses the conjuncture of the fight of Amerindian and riparian peoples before the destruction of the forest and rivers of the Amazon, based on case studies of two theatre performances: Altamira 2042, a scenic ritual instauration triggered by listening to the testimony of the Xingu river about the Belo Monte dam, and Os Um e Os Outros (The One and the Others), loosely based on The Horatians and the Curiatians by Bertolt Brecht.

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