Corpos-territórios em re-existências: mulheres Kaiowá e Guarani em movimento

Abstract

The territorial struggle of Kaiowá and Guarani women is intrinsic to the body and the territory. Thinking about the body-territory means understanding the relations between violence against women's bodies and the processes of expropriation and destruction of territories within the capitalist system. This dissertation sought to engage with the struggle and resistance of Kaiowá and Guarani women, which present themselves as a proposal for the reconstruction of worlds. Therefore, we sought to understand the roots of the violence involving Kaiowá and Guarani women and their responses of resistance to the death project carried out by the State and its agencies, as well as by latifundium in Mato Grosso do Sul. In the aforementioned state, a context of discrimination, exclusion, punitivism, and violence against indigenous peoples persists, constructing a daily reality of tragedies and destruction. To conduct this research, we drew on decolonial and intersectional perspectives that that contribuited to a better understanding of the consequences of colonialism, Eurocentrism, and modernity on Kaiowá and Guarani women. In addition, we engaged with literature situated in Mato Grosso do Sul that address the Kaiowá and Guarani peoples, as well as documents produced by the women's movement through the Kuñangue Aty Guasu, along with dialogue with the research's interlocutors. Kaiowá and Guarani resistance has been led by women, who raise their voices to denounce violence and build bridges between walls.