A economia solidária como vetor do desenvolvimento territorial no Marajó: estudo de caso da comunidade Santo Ezequiel Moreno, Portel (PA)

Abstract

The research aims to present a case study that highlights and contextualizes the theme “Solidarity Economy” in the light of what has been built within the scope of the Marajó territory, having as its research universe the State Project for Agroextractive Settlement (PEAEX) Acutipereira, more specifically the Santo Ezequiel Moreno Community and its networks of solidarity collaboration with other adjacent communities. The general objective of the research was to present and understand the reality of a rural community inserted in the Marajó region, focusing on the set of solidary economic activities, in order to identify its limitations and potential, with a view to contributing to the permanent search development anchored in the territory. The methodological procedures used were bibliographic research, documentary research and field research, using the qualitative method, with an exploratory approach, through a case study. It stands out as a hypothesis that the community is in full construction of a solidary and cooperative culture and has been developing several initiatives focusing on production, distribution, consumption, savings and credit, organized in the form of self-management that effectively contribute to the achievement of territorial development and better management of natural resources, but which still requires a leap in quality both in the maturation and operationalization of its projects, in the effective access to new markets, and in the improvement of its solidarity collaboration networks inside and outside PEAEX Acutipereira , in order to achieve full social emancipation and collective well-being. It was found that the solidary economic initiatives in operation in the research community, in fact, are providing families with jobs, income and better living conditions, even if in an incipient way. Therefore, they are getting excellent results.