Questão agrária e conflitos fundiários no Tocantins

Abstract

Land question and conflict in the countryside has always been and still is a challenge for Brazil and its federative states. In Tocantins, the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) and the CPT are the main actors supporting the struggle for land in favor of small farmers. With the social pressure for an effective agrarian reform in the state, the landowners use of the conflict and the violence against the rural workers so that the creation of new settlements does not occur. The objective of this research was to analyze the conflicts and agrarian violence that occurred in the State of Tocantins during the years 2016 to 2019. In order to approach the subject of studies, we used bibliographical research in the elaboration of the theoretical reference. As a data collection technique, the bibliographic research and the interview were used. The results indicate that threats to the lives of rural workers and the destruction of their homes and plantations are quite frequent in the state.