As mulheres da resistência e megaprojetos na Amazônia: comunicação, território e luta em Barcarena (PA)

Abstract

The ideology of modernity present in Latin America is an ontology created by European governments, whose pillars were built on racism and patriarchy. This legacy has entered through our veins and is present in the Brazilian Amazon through mega-mining projects, the main contemporary examples of modernity planned by Westerners, experts in the commercialization of nature. Based on the absence of dialogue and in line with history, the activity promotes inequality among minorities such as women. Mega-projects have implications on women's lives, and considering this scenario, we propose to investigate and reach narratives of women who are part of this reality. Based on ethnographies and themed-content analysis, we researched the life stories, the impacts of mining, and the fights of three female leaders from Barcarena (PA) against the mega-projects. We analyze their memories and narratives on the mineralization of the territory, their knowledge, and the paths adopted to resist. We also highlight the use of WhatsApp as the main interactive device for organization and mobilization of the fights. This research aims to resonate the narratives of these historically invisibilized characters, judged and presented as devoid of political agency in the mineralized territory, but who use their voices, body, unity, and hope to resist, denying what is established and fighting for rights.