It's not for money, it's for rights:

The Compensation Matrix as an Instrument for Participation in the Struggle of Communities Affected by Mining Disasters.

Authors

  • Flávia Braga Vieira Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro image/svg+xml
  • María Julia Giménez
  • Francine Damasceno Pinheiro Institute of Research and Urban and Regional Planning Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPPUR/UFRJ) - University Extension Program Technical and Educational Consulting Services Environment and Dams (ATEMAB) image/svg+xml

Keywords:

Comprehensive repair, compensation matrix, affected communities, stake

Abstract

The objective is to reflect on the dynamics of collective production of compensation instruments in the processes of integral reparation derived from the violation of human rights resulting from socio-environmental crimes caused by the collapse of tailings dams from mineral extraction activity in 2015 and 2019 in the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil). Based on the discussions on Political Ecology and Socio-environmental Justice in Latin America and the experience of the concrete work of counseling and training of the Independent Technical Advisors working with the affected communities in the municipalities of Mariana, Barra Longa, Itatiaiuçu and in the Paraopeba River Basin, our intention is to share a series of reflections and evaluations on the progress, achievements, potentialities and limits of the reparation processes in the creation of the compensation matrix.

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Author Biographies

Flávia Braga Vieira, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro image/svg+xml

Professor of Sociology at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ). Coordinator of the University Extension Program Assessoria Técnica e Educacional Meio Ambiente e Barragens (ATEMAB).

María Julia Giménez

Phd in Political Science State University of Campinas (Unicamp). Member of the Environmental and Barragens Technical and Educational Assessment University Extension Program (ATEMAB).

Francine Damasceno Pinheiro, Institute of Research and Urban and Regional Planning Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPPUR/UFRJ) - University Extension Program Technical and Educational Consulting Services Environment and Dams (ATEMAB) image/svg+xml

People's Lawyer, Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Institute of Research and Urban and Regional Planning - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPPUR/UFRJ), Member of University Extension Program Technical and Educational Consulting Services Environment and Dams (ATEMAB) and Specialist in Disasters.

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Published

2022-12-10

How to Cite

Braga Vieira, F., Giménez, M. J., & Pinheiro, F. D. (2022). It’s not for money, it’s for rights:: The Compensation Matrix as an Instrument for Participation in the Struggle of Communities Affected by Mining Disasters. Interdisciplinary Journal of Social Studies, (25), 47–73. Retrieved from https://ceiso.com.ar/ries/index.php/ojs/article/view/vieira_etalries25