{"id":39456,"date":"2017-10-13T12:19:25","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T15:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/?p=39456"},"modified":"2017-10-17T11:32:20","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T14:32:20","slug":"maracajas-families-hold-second-resistance-protest-as-visibility-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=39456","title":{"rendered":"Maracaj\u00e1s Families Hold Second Evictions Resistance Protest As Visibility Grows"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The families of Maracaj\u00e1s Road<\/a> held their second protest early on Wednesday, October 11 on the main street leading to Rio de Janeiro’s international airport, situated a short walk from their homes on Ilha do Governador<\/a>. Under immediate threat of eviction by the neighboring Aeron\u00e1utica<\/a>, a military branch related to the Air Force which is believed to be eyeing the land to sell to a private hospital<\/a>, residents have quickly mobilized and have gained visibility through organized protest<\/a>, legal processes, and social media activism<\/a>. Wednesday morning’s act was their second call to action, aiming in part to catch the attention of foreign tourists arriving to Rio on early morning flights. Residents were happy with its outcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe protest is going really well. All of the protests have had the necessary effect, allowing us to call the attention of the authorities, the TV and radio stations<\/a>,\u201d reflected resistance organizer Anderson dos Santos Pereira.<\/p>\n

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After their first protest in Gale\u00e3o, the community received a flurry of media attention. While O Globo<\/em>\u00a0focused heavily on the resistance efforts’ toll on traffic<\/a>, other news outlets have taken a more responsive approach.\u00a0TV Record<\/em>\u00a0aired a full video report<\/a> two days in a row, emphasizing how some residents have lived on Maracaj\u00e1s Road for decades (since before the arrival of the Aeron\u00e1utica’s base), highlighting the total absence of compensation<\/a>, and discussing the private hospital chain’s interest in the land<\/a>.\u00a0Ag\u00eancia Brasil\u00a0<\/em>published an article<\/a>\u00a0that situates these latest eviction<\/a> threats in the context of a trend of “selective” removals\u2014removing two or three families at at time\u2014across Ilha do Governador since the privatization of the Gale\u00e3o International Airport<\/a> in 2013. This report also confirms that, according to the Aeron\u00e1utica, the land in question is federal land currently under the administration of the Aeron\u00e1utica, which filed for “repossession” of the land with the federal court.<\/p>\n

On Facebook, residents of Maracaj\u00e1s and activists from Vila Aut\u00f3dromo<\/a>, Horto<\/a>, and Rio das Pedras <\/a>are producing their own media too. In one widely viewed video<\/a>, residents of Rio das Pedras linked the threats facing their own neighborhood<\/a>\u00a0to the more imminent threats facing Maracaj\u00e1s, saying, “what’s happening here [in Maracaj\u00e1s] is our tomorrow, if we don’t fight it.” They called for a united movement among communities to help each other resist removal<\/a>, while Vila Aut\u00f3dromo’s Maria da Penha led the group in chants of: “Aeron\u00e1utica, respect the families’ rights!”<\/p>\n

The Maracaj\u00e1s group has also caught the attention of City and State government officials, bolstering their resistance efforts. \u201cAfter we started the protests, I was invited by the State Secretary for Human Rights and Policy for Women and the Elderly to talk about what\u2019s happening with the families here,\u201d dos Santos Pereira stated about an upcoming meeting. Their hopes are that the attention will hold off the Aeron\u00e1utica\u2019s pending threats<\/a>. On Facebook, however, residents are citing October 18<\/a> as a possible first eviction date for three families. Still, the families are continuing to organize effectively and quickly, making connections and pushing legal arguments to the forefront, citing the city’s Organic Law’s stipulations<\/a> against the removal of low-income families. As a recent public Facebook post states<\/a>, they are asking for support from all residents of the region, as “the other sixty houses and families of Maracaj\u00e1s Road could be the next victims of this cruelty.”<\/p>\n

\"by<\/a><\/p>\n

Show support by liking the community\u2019s\u00a0Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0and sharing its material with the hashtag, #MaracajasContraRemocoes.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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