Water protection and development in debate in southern Brazil: the environmental conflict involving the Triunfo Petrochemical Complex (1975-1982)
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Resumo: | During the transition from the 1970s to 1980s, a period marked by the resurgence of collective movements in Brazil, the populations of several municipalities located on the banks of the Guaíba-Patos lagoon system found ways to express and assert their concerns regarding the potential pollution produced by a large industrial complex, through activities held right from the first public announcements of its construction. This article is made possible due to more comprehensive interdisciplinary research, which recounts the first phase of the environmental history of this development in Rio Grande do Sul, through interviews, consultation of public and private archives and field work: the 3rd Petrochemical Pole. The major features of the heated public debate the project generated are outlined within the scope of the II National Development Plan (in force during the civil-military dictatorship, and seeks to better understand the debate and clash of ideas manifested during this project, the forerunner of a complex of chemical plants that have now been in operation since 1982 in the cities of Triunfo and Montenegro. It is argued that at a time when environmental standards were scarce throughout the world, the actions and discourse of environmentalists, politicians, technicians, and the population in general were able to push for rigorous protection of the water needed to, among other uses, supply the population of Porto Alegre. These struggles led to the establishment of pragmatic milestones in national environmental protection measures: the pioneering environmental impact study and the resulting method for treating liquid effluents from the Pole. |
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Water protection and development in debate in southern Brazil: the environmental conflict involving the Triunfo Petrochemical Complex (1975-1982)Protección de las aguas y desarrollo en debate en el sur de Brasil: el conflicto ambiental en el Polo Petroquímico de Triunfo (1975-1982)Proteção das águas e desenvolvimento em debate no sul do Brasil: o conflito ambiental no Polo Petroquímico de Triunfo (1975-1982)Rio Grande do Sul watersIndustrial developmentPetrochemistryEnvironmental strugglesCivil-Military dictatorshipEnvironmental historyAguas en Rio Grande do SulDesarrollo industrialPetroquímicaLuchas ambientalesDictadura Civil-MilitarHistoria AmbientalÁguas no Rio Grande do SulDesenvolvimento industrialPetroquímicaLutas ambientaisDitadura Civil-MilitarHistória AmbientalDuring the transition from the 1970s to 1980s, a period marked by the resurgence of collective movements in Brazil, the populations of several municipalities located on the banks of the Guaíba-Patos lagoon system found ways to express and assert their concerns regarding the potential pollution produced by a large industrial complex, through activities held right from the first public announcements of its construction. This article is made possible due to more comprehensive interdisciplinary research, which recounts the first phase of the environmental history of this development in Rio Grande do Sul, through interviews, consultation of public and private archives and field work: the 3rd Petrochemical Pole. The major features of the heated public debate the project generated are outlined within the scope of the II National Development Plan (in force during the civil-military dictatorship, and seeks to better understand the debate and clash of ideas manifested during this project, the forerunner of a complex of chemical plants that have now been in operation since 1982 in the cities of Triunfo and Montenegro. It is argued that at a time when environmental standards were scarce throughout the world, the actions and discourse of environmentalists, politicians, technicians, and the population in general were able to push for rigorous protection of the water needed to, among other uses, supply the population of Porto Alegre. These struggles led to the establishment of pragmatic milestones in national environmental protection measures: the pioneering environmental impact study and the resulting method for treating liquid effluents from the Pole.En la transición entre las décadas de 1970 y 1980, época marcada por el resurgimiento de movimientos colectivos en Brasil, las poblaciones de diversos municipios del sur situadas a las orillas del complejo lagunar Guaíba-Lagoa dos Patos encontraron caminos para manifestar y hacer valer su preocupación con relación al potencial contaminador de un gran complejo industrial, en acciones verificadas desde sus primeros anuncios públicos. Este artículo ha sido elaborado gracias a una investigación interdisciplinaria más amplia, que recupera la primera etapa de la historia ambiental de acción de desarrollo realizada en Rio Grande do Sul, a partir de entrevistas, consultas de archivos públicos y privados y trabajo de campo: el III Polo Petroquímico. En el ámbito del II Plan Nacional de Desarrollo, vigente durante la dictadura civil-militar, se definen las grandes líneas del entrechoque público que el emprendimiento causó, buscando comprender cómo ocurrió el debate y el embate de ideas en la conducción de ese proyecto, antecesor del conjunto de plantas químicas que operan sin interrupción desde 1982 en las municipalidades de Triunfo y Montenegro. Se defiende aquí que, en épocas aún carenciadas de normativas ambientales en todo el mundo, las acciones y discursos de ambientalistas, políticos, técnicos y población en general consiguieron proteger con más rigor las aguas necesarias, entre otros usos, para el suministro de agua a la población de Porto Alegre. Se demuestra cómo de esas luchas resultaron marcos pragmáticos en las medidas de protección ambiental nacional: el estudio pionero de impacto ambiental y el modo de tratamiento resultante de los efluentes líquidos del complejo.Na transição entre as décadas de 1970 e 1980, época marcada pelo ressurgimento de movimentos coletivos no Brasil, as populações de várias cidades sulinas situadas às margens do complexo lagunar Guaíba-Lagoa dos Patos encontraram caminhos para manifestar e fazer valer a sua preocupação a respeito do potencial poluidor de um grande complexo industrial, em ações verificadas desde os seus primeiros anúncios públicos. Pesquisa interdisciplinar mais abrangente torna possível este artigo, o qual recupera a primeira fase da história ambiental de ação de desenvolvimento efetivada no Rio Grande do Sul, a partir de entrevistas, consulta de arquivos públicos e privados e trabalho de campo: o III Polo Petroquímico. No âmbito do II Plano Nacional de Desenvolvimento, vigente durante a ditadura civil-militar, delineiam-se as grandes linhas do entrechoque público que o empreendimento causou, buscando compreender como aconteceu o debate e embate de ideias na condução desse projeto, antecessor de conjunto de plantas químicas operando ininterruptamente desde 1982 nos municípios de Triunfo e Montenegro. Defende-se que, em tempos e espaços ainda rarefeitos de normatizações ambientais, as ações e discursos de ambientalistas, políticos, técnicos e população em geral conseguiram proteger com mais rigor as águas necessárias, dentre outros usos, ao abastecimento da população de Porto Alegre. Mostra-se como dessas lutas resultam marcos pragmáticos nas medidas de proteção ambiental nacional: o pioneiro estudo de impacto ambiental e o enfim resultante modo de tratamento dos efluentes líquidos do complexo.Editora da PUCRS - ediPUCRS2021-07-27info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/iberoamericana/article/view/3561610.15448/1980-864X.2021.2.35616Estudos Ibero-Americanos; Vol. 47 No. 2 (2021); e35616Estudos Ibero-Americanos; Vol. 47 Núm. 2 (2021); e35616Estudos Ibero-Americanos; v. 47 n. 2 (2021); e356161980-864X0101-406410.15448/1980-864X.2021.2reponame:Estudos Ibero-Americanosinstname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)instacron:PUC_RSengporhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/iberoamericana/article/view/35616/26730https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/iberoamericana/article/view/35616/26944Copyright (c) 2021 Elenita Malta Pereira, Cláudia Ribeirohttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPereira, Elenita MaltaRibeiro, Claudia2021-09-02T15:25:18Zoai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/35616Revistahttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/iberoamericanaPRIhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/iberoamericana/oaieditora.periodicos@pucrs.br||eia@pucrs.br1980-864X0101-4064opendoar:2021-09-02T15:25:18Estudos Ibero-Americanos - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)false |
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Water protection and development in debate in southern Brazil: the environmental conflict involving the Triunfo Petrochemical Complex (1975-1982) Protección de las aguas y desarrollo en debate en el sur de Brasil: el conflicto ambiental en el Polo Petroquímico de Triunfo (1975-1982) Proteção das águas e desenvolvimento em debate no sul do Brasil: o conflito ambiental no Polo Petroquímico de Triunfo (1975-1982) |
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Water protection and development in debate in southern Brazil: the environmental conflict involving the Triunfo Petrochemical Complex (1975-1982) |
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Water protection and development in debate in southern Brazil: the environmental conflict involving the Triunfo Petrochemical Complex (1975-1982) Pereira, Elenita Malta Rio Grande do Sul waters Industrial development Petrochemistry Environmental struggles Civil-Military dictatorship Environmental history Aguas en Rio Grande do Sul Desarrollo industrial Petroquímica Luchas ambientales Dictadura Civil-Militar Historia Ambiental Águas no Rio Grande do Sul Desenvolvimento industrial Petroquímica Lutas ambientais Ditadura Civil-Militar História Ambiental |
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Water protection and development in debate in southern Brazil: the environmental conflict involving the Triunfo Petrochemical Complex (1975-1982) |
title_full |
Water protection and development in debate in southern Brazil: the environmental conflict involving the Triunfo Petrochemical Complex (1975-1982) |
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Water protection and development in debate in southern Brazil: the environmental conflict involving the Triunfo Petrochemical Complex (1975-1982) |
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Water protection and development in debate in southern Brazil: the environmental conflict involving the Triunfo Petrochemical Complex (1975-1982) |
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Water protection and development in debate in southern Brazil: the environmental conflict involving the Triunfo Petrochemical Complex (1975-1982) |
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Pereira, Elenita Malta |
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Pereira, Elenita Malta Ribeiro, Claudia |
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Ribeiro, Claudia |
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Pereira, Elenita Malta Ribeiro, Claudia |
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Rio Grande do Sul waters Industrial development Petrochemistry Environmental struggles Civil-Military dictatorship Environmental history Aguas en Rio Grande do Sul Desarrollo industrial Petroquímica Luchas ambientales Dictadura Civil-Militar Historia Ambiental Águas no Rio Grande do Sul Desenvolvimento industrial Petroquímica Lutas ambientais Ditadura Civil-Militar História Ambiental |
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Rio Grande do Sul waters Industrial development Petrochemistry Environmental struggles Civil-Military dictatorship Environmental history Aguas en Rio Grande do Sul Desarrollo industrial Petroquímica Luchas ambientales Dictadura Civil-Militar Historia Ambiental Águas no Rio Grande do Sul Desenvolvimento industrial Petroquímica Lutas ambientais Ditadura Civil-Militar História Ambiental |
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During the transition from the 1970s to 1980s, a period marked by the resurgence of collective movements in Brazil, the populations of several municipalities located on the banks of the Guaíba-Patos lagoon system found ways to express and assert their concerns regarding the potential pollution produced by a large industrial complex, through activities held right from the first public announcements of its construction. This article is made possible due to more comprehensive interdisciplinary research, which recounts the first phase of the environmental history of this development in Rio Grande do Sul, through interviews, consultation of public and private archives and field work: the 3rd Petrochemical Pole. The major features of the heated public debate the project generated are outlined within the scope of the II National Development Plan (in force during the civil-military dictatorship, and seeks to better understand the debate and clash of ideas manifested during this project, the forerunner of a complex of chemical plants that have now been in operation since 1982 in the cities of Triunfo and Montenegro. It is argued that at a time when environmental standards were scarce throughout the world, the actions and discourse of environmentalists, politicians, technicians, and the population in general were able to push for rigorous protection of the water needed to, among other uses, supply the population of Porto Alegre. These struggles led to the establishment of pragmatic milestones in national environmental protection measures: the pioneering environmental impact study and the resulting method for treating liquid effluents from the Pole. |
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