A Ditadura Militar e a Governança da Água no Brasil (The Military Dictatorship and Water Governance in Brazil): Ideologia, Poderes Político-Econômico e Sociedade Civil na Construção das Hidrelétricas de Grande Porte (The Role of Ideology, Political-Econ

by Fernanda de Souza Braga

Overview

In recent decades there has been an exponential increase in large hydroelectric plants in Brazil, especially in the Amazon region. These large hydraulic structures impact the environment and the lives of people living in the places where they settle and require a special type of water governance.

The dictatorial regime (1964-1985) created a "standard" for the construction of these great structures, through an institutional and legal framework, which benefited the Brazilian business elite but also, through the creation of a popular imagination, which shows itself lasting progress on the country's progress and development. The suspension of security, the fragility of institutional environmental structures, the disrespect for indigenous reserves, the lack of clarity about the concept of "affected population" and the non-payment of fair compensation were identified as one of the main challenges for a democratic water governance in the country.

In the late 1970s, the Dam-Affected Movement (MAB) began its organization and is also studied in this research.

The study is an important and insightful academic contribution to the understanding of the main bottlenecks of effective water governance in Brazil.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000071740
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	03/11/2020
Series:	IHE Delft PhD Thesis Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Fernanda de Souza Braga is a Brazilian researcher working in the water sector since 2009, both in government and in NGO roles. Fernada has been a counsellor in River Basin Committees in Brazil for the past 5 years, and has experience in teaching and education. Her background includes a Master’s degree in Geography.

Table of Contents

1 Water Governance: Discourse, Power, and Ideology in the Construction of Large Hydraulic Structures, 2 The Constitution of the Electricity Sector: A Power Constellation with Impact on Water Use Decisions, 3 State policies and the construction of large hydroelectric dams during the military regime: case study of the Tucuruí, Balbina and Belo Monte HPPs, 4 Government and Commercial Information Control and Advertising, 5 Civil Society Demonstrations and Large Hydroelectric Power Plants.