“Os sem-terra voltaram, os sem-terra voltaram…”: uma análise sobre a história e as trajetórias dos movimentos de luta pela terra no Rio Grande do Sul (1960-1980).

Abstract

The present research aims to address the histories and trajectories of the struggle for land movements in Rio Grande do Sul between the 1960s and the 1980s. From the analysis of the mobilizations for land reform undertaken by the Movement of Landless Farmers of Rio Grande do Sul (MASTER) in the early 1960s, mainly during Leonel Brizola government, it seeks to discuss the history of these struggles, the characteristics of the mobilizations, the demands and the memory of its participants, in order to understand their motivations, their flags and the aspects employed. Based on this, the resumption of these struggles in the late 1970s and early 1980s was investigated, once such episodes gave rise to the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST). The present study approaches this experiences, exploring possible continuities and discontinuities between such struggles and historical moments, through the analysis of the memories of its participants and the initial trajectory of the movement.