THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC MINISTRY IN GUARANTEEING INDIGENOUS RIGHTS DURING THE PRELIMINARY STUDIES AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE TABAJARA HYDRELECTRIC PLANT IN MACHADINHO D’OESTE - RONDÔNIA

Abstract

In the name of said national development, another Hydroelectric Plant is in the construction process, the so-called Tabajara Hydroelectric Plant, located in the municipality of Machadinho D’Oeste, in Rondônia. This research report aims to establish a theoretical reasoning about how the study and constriction processes of the aforementioned enterprise are going, as well as understanding the way in which the Federal Public Ministry is acting in monitoring the rights of indigenous populations residing in the vicinity of the region in which the aforementioned Hydroelectric Power Plant (UHE) will be built, rights guaranteed both constitutionally and in infra-constitutional legislation. It is known that there was no attention paid to meeting the needs of these populations during the construction of other plants in the state of Rondônia. Precisely for this reason, through this article, we seek to evaluate the procedures that are being adopted by the competent authorities, in order to, in fact, consider the damage caused to traditional populations resulting from this type of enterprise, which, supposedly, they are understood as sustainable, when, in fact, they tear apart the way of life and, often, the cultural identity of this population, being understood as social waste in the context of the construction of Hydroelectric Power Plants in the state of Rondônia. It is understood that the MPF is playing a fundamental role in the search for guaranteeing the Fundamental Rights of indigenous populations, even if pressured by other powers of the State and national and international private capital which, in turn, has had greater success in guaranteeing your interests.