As Lutas pela permanência na terra nos assentamentos do município de Nova Andradina/MS

Abstract

This research seeks to present the trajectory of the struggle of rural settlers in the municipality of Nova Andradina/MS. The settlements researched were Casa Verde, Teijin, São João and Santa Olga, belonging to the jurisdiction of the municipality, according to INCRA Superintendence in Mato Grosso do Sul (SR-16). In addition to the trajectories of struggle to stay on their lands, from the camps to the settlement in their lots, we seek to support our discussions about the social relations of production of the settlers, as well as the role of collective and social organizations distributed in the settlements. We used oral history as a research method, with the purpose of describing the settlers' struggle trajectory, through a semi-structured interview applied to the participants of the research and analyzed through transcripts of interviews and content analysis, especially the struggles experienced by the settlers in the conquest and permanence in their lots. Among the results found by the research, we highlight the different forms of settlement struggles in their settlements, regarding the infrastructural difficulties of the lots, the migrations of camps for the conquest of land, the armed confrontations with tenants, and the capacity of produce in the midst of the conflicts of the market and the lack of collective organizations active in the settlements.