Estratégias e táticas da atuação do MST: o caso do Assentamento José Antônio Eufrosino em Campina Grande - PB.

Abstract

The politics of land concentration in Brazil is something historical, it is part of the socio-territorial reality of the country since the occupation process, therefore being an expression of the wrong and correct policies implemented over the years. This context made fight for land movements be born, beginning with the Ligas Camponesas, and today there are several movements that fight for this issue. One example is the Comissão Pastoral da Terra (CPT), but among the movements that fight for these causes the largest is the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Terra (MST). From the experience in a settlement area that generated knowledge about the MST, the desire to know the ways of the movement was awaken. Thus, this research proposes to understand the strategies and tactics used by the movement while fighting for lands. Therefore, in order to reach the objectives proposed by the fundamentals of the qualitative method, using as main technical resource the interview and discourse analysis, and based on the results obtained, it was perceived that the struggle of the movement is marked by victories and defeats that go from land conquests to lack of state support.