A remoção dos Xavante de Marãiwatsédé na década de 1960: o esbulho da terra para a abertura da Agropecuária Suiá Missú S/A

Abstract

This article narrates, through official and written sources, the debris of the Maraiwatsede dos Xavante Indigenous Land that was privatized and transformed into the agricultural company Suia Missu in the 1960s. The colonizing businessman Ariosto da Riva acquired an area of more than 695 thousand hectares, sold to him or to third parties, by the state of Mato Grosso itself, who was aware of the presence of the Xavante in the commercialized area. The Federal Government, through the SPI, supported the removal of the Xavante from the area, including supplying FAB planes. These actions, both by the State and Federal Government, took place during a period of “expansion of the agricultural frontier”, with incentives to the private sector, through tax incentives and financing, as in the case of Suia Missu, which in addition to exploiting labor Xavante also expropriated its lands in 1966.