QUILOMBAGEM AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT IN THE AMAZON: TERRITORIAL RESISTANCE AND PERSPECTIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY MATRICES

Abstract

This article aimed to answer how quilombagem and social management influence the territorial resistance of Amazonian quilombola communities in the face of the expansion of renewable energy projects. The general objective was to analyze how quilombagem and social management contribute to the territorial resistance and sustainability of quilombola communities in the Amazon in the context of the implementation of renewable energy matrices. The study adopted a qualitative approach, employing methods such as interviews, participant observation, and literature review. The observations involved four leaders from four Quilombola Communities in the municipality of Acará, State of Pará. The results reveal that the observed quilombola leaders build forms of collective organization based on solidarity, cultural preservation, and self-management, confirming quilombagem as a process of active resistance and community governance. It was also identified that the absence of participatory mechanisms in corporate practices undermines the legitimacy of energy projects, reproducing exclusion and insecurity. Conversely, quilombola social management emerges as an alternative for territorial defense and for proposing development models that reconcile environmental sustainability, social justice, and cultural valorization. The study concludes that quilombos not only resist external pressures but also assert themselves as political actors capable of proposing pathways toward a just and inclusive energy transition, incorporating traditional knowledge and community practices into public policy design.