Assentamento Estrela: caracterização do perfil socioeconômico das famílias assentadas à luz da regularização fundiária em Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

Abstract

This article analyzes the socioeconomic profile of the settlers of the Estrela Settlement Project, located in the municipality of Jaraguari, MS, Brazil. The research aimed to identify and analyze the socioeconomic characteristics based on land titling and also to highlight the reality of the beneficiary families, considering aspects such as land tenure situation, sources of income, among others. This is a descriptive, exploratory and quantitative research. Data collection involved the application of a closed questionnaire to the heads of 50 titled family units, and the analyses and interpretations were supported by the descriptive statistics technique. The results revealed that, although titling has promoted advances in terms of legal security and autonomy of the beneficiaries, economic, social and structural challenges still persist. Another point is to highlight that the limitations of the Settlement are not isolated, but reflect a systemic weakness of the Brazilian agrarian reform policy. The research allowed us to infer that land titling, although necessary, must be accompanied by public State policies, that is, continuous and integrative policies aimed at guaranteeing sustainable economic, social, local and rural development in the MS settlements of Brazil.