{"id":2458,"date":"2020-05-31T15:33:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T18:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amigosdaterrabrasil.org.br\/?p=2458"},"modified":"2025-06-17T15:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:32:14","slug":"the-siege-explained-on-a-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/?p=2458","title":{"rendered":"The siege explained on a map"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the video below, the president of the Union of Rural Workers and Family Farmers of Santar\u00e9m (STTR-STM), Manoel Edivaldo Santos Matos – also called \u201cThe Fish\u201d – explains, from a map of the Tapaj\u00f3s region, the capitalism siege to the Amazon:<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\nSubtitles available in Spanish and English<\/em><\/p>\nSantar\u00e9m: a Guideline Plan to the city tailored to the expansion of capital in the Amazon <\/b>In the last legislative session of 2018, completely ignoring all popular participation that had happened so far, the councilors of Santar\u00e9m – without any shame – aproved the Law 20534 which institutes a new Guideline Plan for the city: a tailor-made plan for soy cultivators, ruralists in general, land grabbers, mega-project investors, mining companies and for the tourism industry.<\/p>\nThis is the first text in the story \u201cWhat really happens in the Amazon Forest\u201d. Browse through the content:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\nINTRODUCTION Part 1 (central page): <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amigosdaterrabrasil.org.br\/2020\/05\/31\/what-really-happens-in-the-amazon-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What really happens in the Amazon Forest<\/a><\/span><\/strong> Part 2: <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amigosdaterrabrasil.org.br\/2020\/05\/31\/who-is-favored-by-bolsonaros-responses-to-the-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Who is favored by Bolsonaro’s responses to the fires?<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> Part 3: <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amigosdaterrabrasil.org.br\/2020\/05\/31\/the-win-win-of-companies-with-the-financialization-of-nature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The \u201cwin-win\u201d of companies with the financialization of nature<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Part 4: <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amigosdaterrabrasil.org.br\/2020\/05\/31\/after-all-who-is-behind-these-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">But after all, who is behind these crimes?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nSTORI<\/strong>ES <\/b>1) [you are here] The siege explained on a map 2) <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amigosdaterrabrasil.org.br\/2020\/05\/31\/a-port-stuck-in-the-mouth-of-the-river\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A port stuck in the “mouth” of the river<\/a><\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nOn the one hand, the harbour area was expanded, conveniently involving the entire region of the Maic\u00e1 River, where there are plans for the construction of five private ports aimed at the exportation of soybeans. On the other hand, the urban area grew larger, which allows the construction of buildings and tourist resorts on the banks of the Tapaj\u00f3s River. This involves the entire area towards Alter do Ch\u00e3o, considered one of the most beautiful beaches in Brazil and which was one of the focus of fires in 2019. As we usually say: nothing is by chance, and the cycle is repeated: fires, land grabbing, illegal land sale – either for the expansion of agribusiness or for the sale of plots to individuals or for tourism enterprises. In any case, it means violence against local peoples and communities and the cut down of the forest trees.<\/p>\nThe siege is complete: illegal loggers; land grabbing; soy; pesticides; livestock; ports; mining; railways; big roads; contamination of soil and water; real estate speculation; expulsion of quilombola, indigenous families and small farmers to the outskirts of the cities; threats and attacks to those who resist. We repeat: there is no possible coexistence with the capital’s death cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amigosdaterrabrasil.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/capa-CERCO-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/capa-CERCO-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/capa-CERCO-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/capa-CERCO-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/capa-CERCO-500x333.png 500w, https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/capa-CERCO-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/capa-CERCO.png 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amigosdaterrabrasil.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/09012020_CF_02-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2162\"\/><figcaption> Agribusiness and ventures to drain production advance on traditional communities, generating direct and indirect impacts and conflicts on territories. Photo: Carol Ferraz \/ Amigos da Terra Brasil <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nReturn to the central page \u201c<a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amigosdaterrabrasil.org.br\/2020\/05\/31\/what-really-happens-in-the-amazon-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What really happens in the Amazon Forest<\/a>\u201d<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\nAlso read parts 2, 3 and 4 of the introduction:<\/strong> – <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amigosdaterrabrasil.org.br\/2020\/05\/31\/who-is-favored-by-bolsonaros-responses-to-the-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Who is favored with Bolsonaro’s responses to the fires?<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> – <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amigosdaterrabrasil.org.br\/2020\/05\/31\/the-win-win-of-companies-with-the-financialization-of-nature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The “win-win” of companies with the financialization of nature<\/a><\/strong><\/span> – <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amigosdaterrabrasil.org.br\/2020\/05\/31\/after-all-who-is-behind-these-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">But after all, who is behind these crimes?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nOr skip to the next story:<\/strong> – <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amigosdaterrabrasil.org.br\/2020\/05\/31\/a-port-stuck-in-the-mouth-of-the-river\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A port stuck in the “mouth” of the river<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the video below, the president of the Union of Rural Workers and Family Farmers of Santar\u00e9m (STTR-STM), Manoel Edivaldo Santos Matos – also called \u201cThe Fish\u201d – explains, from a map of the Tapaj\u00f3s region, the capitalism siege to the Amazon: Subtitles available in Spanish and English Santar\u00e9m: a Guideline Plan to the city tailored to the expansion of capital in the AmazonIn the last legislative session of 2018, completely ignoring all popular participation that had happened so far, the councilors of Santar\u00e9m – without any shame – aproved the Law 20534 which institutes a new Guideline Plan for the city: a tailor-made plan for soy cultivators, ruralists in general, land grabbers, mega-project investors, mining companies and for the tourism industry. This is the first text in the story \u201cWhat really happens in the Amazon Forest\u201d. Browse through the content: INTRODUCTIONPart 1 (central page): What really happens in the Amazon ForestPart 2: Who is favored by Bolsonaro’s responses to the fires?Part 3: The \u201cwin-win\u201d of companies with the financialization of naturePart 4: But after all, who is behind these crimes? STORIES1) [you are here] The siege explained on a map2) A port stuck in the “mouth” of the river On the one hand, the harbour area was expanded, conveniently involving the entire region of the Maic\u00e1 River, where there are plans for the construction of five private ports aimed at the exportation of soybeans. On the other hand, the urban area grew larger, which allows the construction of buildings and tourist resorts on the banks of the Tapaj\u00f3s River. This involves the entire area towards Alter do Ch\u00e3o, considered one of the most beautiful beaches in Brazil and which was one of the focus of fires in 2019. As we usually say: nothing is by chance, and the cycle is repeated: fires, land grabbing, illegal land sale – either for the expansion of agribusiness or for the sale of plots to individuals or for tourism enterprises. In any case, it means violence against local peoples and communities and the cut down of the forest trees. The siege is complete: illegal loggers; land grabbing; soy; pesticides; livestock; ports; mining; railways; big roads; contamination of soil and water; real estate speculation; expulsion of quilombola, indigenous families and small farmers to the outskirts of the cities; threats and attacks to those who resist. We repeat: there is no possible coexistence with the capital’s death cycle. Return to the central page \u201cWhat really happens in the Amazon Forest\u201d Also read parts 2, 3 and 4 of the introduction:– Who is favored with Bolsonaro’s responses to the fires?– The “win-win” of companies with the financialization of nature– But after all, who is behind these crimes? Or skip to the next story:– A port stuck in the “mouth” of the river<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[498,6,8,1835,1840],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defensoras-e-defensores-dos-territorios","category-justica-climatica-e-energetica","category-florestas-e-biodiversidade","category-saeb","category-si"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2458"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9847,"href":"https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458\/revisions\/9847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amigasdaterrabrasil.org.br\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}