A formação de novas territorialidades: a “revisão” dos limites municipais fomentada pela dendeicultura e ações públicas: um estudo nos limites territoriais de Moju, Acará e Tailândia/PA

Abstract

The territorial reorganization from demographics aspects is the focus of this research, which has as reference the Para Northeast region, particularly a neighboring region of Moju, Acará and Tailândia municipalities. In this locality predominates the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) monoculture, an element that sets a factor of attraction for migrants. These migrants, in the large majority, are linked to the major project activity, and concomitant with it, dispute the space and resources existing in it. This power struggle is a factor that induces the creation of new administrative units in the country, a situation that occurs since the 1940s, in the last century. Over the years, the state of Pará underwent a profound reconfiguration of its territory. It jumped from 53 to 144 municipalities. The research investigates the spatial reorganization processes of this population, fostered by the oil palm culture in the Lower Tocantins Region in the northeast of Pará and its effects on the boundaries review of the Moju, Acará and Thailand municipalities. For that, it was made a review of the debate of territory category, a review of legislative aspects and a characterization of the area and population dynamics.