Contradições do espaço social: estudo das representações produzidas pelos atingidos pela mineração de ouro em Paracatu, MG

Abstract

Mining in Latin America has generated a great number of conflicts. In Brazil, as a relevant case, stands out the open gold mining in Paracatu, MG. Before hegemonic discourses and practices that reinforce the central role of mining for development, increasing the number of jobs and tax collection, we aim to understand the production and circulation of anti - mining representations in urban areas. The theoretical framework refers to the mining discussion in Latin America and Brazil, linked to the concepts of space and representations. As for the methodology, we conducted documentary research on media content that challenge the performance of the mining company and the local public power. We indicate in the results that the representations show the expansion of the mining frontier, the struggle for the right to health, and alternatives to the misery of everyday life, interweaving the lament for the loss of previous living conditions and the unveiling of oppressive socio-spatial relations.