The anti-dam movement in Misiones: the case of the Mesa Provincial No a las represas

Abstract

In this paper we analyze the Mesa Provincial No a las Represas de Misiones, a movement that emerged in response to the attempt to proceed with the building of the Garabí-Panambí hydroelectric power station. This space brought together organizations and assemblies opposed to this plant, which would be located on the Uruguay River, on the border between Misiones, Corrientes and Rio Grande do Sul, and was part of the Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA).
This article is based on the understanding that, in the face of the advance of capitalist territoriality over these territories, these movements seek to defend their modes of use and appropriation of space. The advance of capital implies the reconfiguration of these geographical spaces, the destruction of existing territorialities and the construction of a new spatiality.
For our analysis, we used a methodology that combines in-depth interviews and bibliographic and documentary review.

We conducted two interviews with members of the Mesa, where we focused on recovering the processes of resistance, the history linked to the anti-dam movement, the articulations with other groups and the range of collective courses of action implemented.

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