Poder e controle social: um estudo das oligarquias nas frentes de emergência contra a seca no município de Santa Helena-PB (1961-1990).

Abstract

The study addresses the control of oligarchies in the Emergency Fronts against drought in the city of Santa Helena PB, emphasizing the 19611990 section. This is a bibliographical study, of a qualitative and exploratory nature, carried out in the municipality of Santa Helena, through document analysis and testimony from people who worked in the Emergency Fronts. It was found that the drought phenomenon was appropriated by local political leaders, allies of the oligarchies, as a way to obtain their own benefits or those of third parties, manipulating interests in the Emergency Fronts and harming many poor families who really needed this help. Government intervention contributed to strengthening the economic and political power of local oligarchies. In conclusion, the Emergency Fronts did not leave works for the benefit of the community in Santa Helena, but only improvements on private properties, evidencing practices of agrarian oligarchies that have become common in various parts of the Northeast