Território, ambiente e modos de vida: conflitos entre o agronegócio e a comunidade quilombola de Morro de São João, Tocantins

Abstract

This paper seeks to discuss the implications of the agribusiness expansion on a quilombola community in the Tocantins State (Brazil), considering the conflict at the perspective of the territorial and environmental dimensions and the way of life of the dwellers. For this approach, the main methodological strategy was the field research, by qualitative interviews with the community members. The results show that the loss of the traditional territory to the agrobusiness, that is, the land question, is determinant to the environmental problems occurrence (deforestation, water shortage, use of agrochemicals, disturbance to fauna and flora), which change deeply the habits and the everyday life of the quilombolas.