Violência e desigualdade: Reflexões sobre o problema da violência rural no Brasil contemporâneo. (Portuguese)

Violence and Inequality: Reflections on the Problem of Rural Violence in Present-day Brazil. (English)
Violence et inégalité : réflexions sur le problème de la violence rurale dans le Brésil contemporain. (French)

SAO Paulo (Brazil : State); BRAZIL

This article summarises and discusses the main results and arguments of a wider research study on rural violence in present-day Brazil. The empirical analysis focuses on the Pontal do Paranapanema region in the far west of the State of São Paulo, one of the most violent areas in the country. Although it is a study of the present day, it takes into account the historical foundations of the past. In other words, it aims to consider rural violence in the region as a structural problem which is, first and foremost, related to the historical nature of inequality in Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cet article débat, de façon résumée, des principaux résultats et arguments d'une recherche plus ample sur la violence rurale contemporaine au Brésil. L'analyse empirique s'est centrée sur la région du Pontal du Paranapanema, extrême ouest de l'État de Sao Paulo, l'une des plus violentes du pays. Bien qu'il s'agisse d'une étude portant sur les temps présents, elle eut toujours en perspective ses fondements historiques qui remontent au passé. À savoir, nous avons toujours recherché à penser la violence rurale dans la région comme un problème structurel en rapport étroit avec la valeur historique des inégalités au Brésil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Este artigo discute, de forma resumida, os principais resultados e argumentos de uma pesquisa mais ampla sobre a violência rural contemporânea no Brasil. A análise empírica esteve focada na região no Pontal do Paranapanema, extremo oeste do estado de são Paulo, uma das mais violentas do país. Embora se trate de um estudo do tempo presente, ele teve sempre por perspectiva seus fundamentos históricos que vêm do passado. Isto é, buscou-se pensar a violência rural na região como um problema estrutural, relacionado, sobretudo, ao valor histórico das desigualdades no Brasil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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