OLIVEIRA, Flávia de Sousa.
Resumo:
Agrarian reform is an essential process to reduce land inequalities in Brazil, with the main
goal of ensuring social justice and democratizing access to land. This effort aims to improve
the living conditions of rural populations, providing them not only with a means of work, but
with a space to build identities and strengthen community ties. The idea of peasant territory
emerges in this context, representing a space where social, cultural, economic and political
relations are intertwined and where peasants assert their resistance and identity. Rural
settlements, as concrete forms of peasant territory, have played a fundamental role in
providing thousands of families with access to land and new job opportunities. However, the
full realization of these territories goes beyond the mere distribution of land, requiring public
policies that guarantee basic infrastructure, such as education, health, and technical assistance,
as well as support for sustainable production practices. In this way, the development of
settlements can contribute to the protection of peasants' rights and to the strengthening of
family farming in the country. From this perspective, this research has as its general objective
to analyze the process of struggle and land regularization of the José Wilson state agrarian
reform settlement, Lavras da Mangabeira - Ceará. The research adopts an approach that is
divided between basic and applied nature, seeking to achieve both descriptive and exploratory
objectives. As for the problem in question, the methodology used follows a qualitative and
qualitative perspective, aiming to deepen the understanding and explore the nuances of the
phenomenon under study. The methodological path is developed at first in four stages,
namely: bibliographic and documentary research, which is the basis of this study;
Subsequently, the most relevant information is systematized, with the presentation of the
timeline of the settlement formation process and finally the analysis and discussion of the
results obtained was carried out. Therefore, it is essential that land regularization be
accompanied by continuous support to guarantee autonomy and dignity to the settlers,
highlighting the need for agrarian reform that promotes not only land tenure, but also social
inclusion and sustainable development, ensuring the right of the settlers to a dignified life in
the countryside.
