Territorialidades Ribeirinhas: Conflitos Socioambientais da Usina Hidrelétrica de Estreito (MA) no Acampamento Coragem

Abstract

The Estreito Hydroelectric Power Plant (UHEE), since the period of its installation, has caused a series of socio-environmental conflicts between traditional communities and the affected population in general. The project had its work started in 2007, since that time, it has been causing irreversible effects and conflicts to the affected communities, among them, the Ribeirinha Community of Acampamento Coragem stands out, which was deterritorialized, and occupies a territory in Palmeiras do Tocantins (TO) , seven years ago, as a way of claiming the rights violated by the Estreito Energia Consortium (CESTE). The refore, the present research analyzes the processes of permanence and the riverside territorialities built in Acampamento Coragem in relation to the processes of reterritorialization caused by the Estreito dam in the years 2007 to 2021. the process of reterritorialization and adaptation in the encamped territory, as well as describing how the riverside territorialities are built in the face of all adaptation and changes found in the occupation of the community. The methodological paths of the study are guided by qualitative research, using exploratory interviews, participant observation and field diaries. Through this, the socio-environmental conflicts caused by the Estreito plant are highlighted, which even after ten years of its inauguration continues to modify the ways of life of the affected communities, causing impacts on fishing production, changes in riverside experiences and loss of the diversity of the fish. In this way, riverside territorialities print the senses of affection and resistance in the occupation of the territory, tracing paths of struggle for rights while camped and riverside, for rural ways of life, and for a territory that is on the banks of the Tocantins River.