{"id":607,"date":"2019-04-23T03:05:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T03:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tierra.jerrejerre.com\/es\/?p=607"},"modified":"2021-05-13T14:41:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T14:41:18","slug":"sitiados-por-el-progreso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tierraderesistentes.com\/en\/2019\/04\/23\/sitiados-por-el-progreso\/","title":{"rendered":"Besieged by progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Na Amaz\u00f4nia, agress\u00f5es a comunidade tradicional, dribles legislativos e suspeita de grilagem de terras cercam projeto da gigante China Communications Construction Company e da brasileira WPR \u2013 S\u00e3o Lu\u00eds Gest\u00e3o de Portos e Terminais<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00e3o Lu\u00eds (Maranh\u00e3o) – The earth trembles in the community of Cajueiro. The heavy machinery advances on where there were people and the Amazon jungle. The red of the soil flows with the heavy rains, burying the mangroves and the hope of those who can no longer see the future where life went on with such different rhythms and sounds.In S\u00e3o Lu\u00eds, capital of Maranh\u00e3o state, the construction of a port for transport grains, fuels and minerals links Brazil and China in cases of violence against rural populations, legislative negotiations and suspicions of land grabbing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chin<\/em><\/a>a Com<\/a><\/em>munications Construction Company<\/em><\/a> y WPR – S\u00e3o Lu\u00eds Gest\u00e3o de Portos e Terminais <\/em>and WPR – S\u00e3o Lu\u00eds Port and Terminal Management are building their deep-water port in one of the most coveted regions of the planet. The loads sent there will arrive faster and at a lower cost to the Asian country, crossing the Panama Canal. Waters as deep as the S\u00e3o Marcos Bay are found only in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. They can ensure the arrival of large vessels linked to world trade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the region has other values, such as native forests and mangroves, whose preservation is essential for the reproduction and survival of countless species of fish, crabs and other animals. The northern states of Maranh\u00e3o, Par\u00e1 and Amap\u00e1 are home to 70% of Brazil’s mangroves.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The port is also central in the increase of grain production in the Northeastern region, in a large preserved Cerrado area punctuated by small producers, indigenous and descendants of slaves (known as quilombolas). Half of the biome has already been eliminated, mainly by agro-industry. Protecting its deep-rooted vegetation is vital to maintaining water sources, fighting against climate change and ensuring the survival of those populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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