Psychosocial reports as a tool to support struggles for land and territory in the Amazon

The exploitation of the Amazon transforms traditional territories and common goods into commodities linked to the accumulation chain of the international division of labor. This study addresses the developments of this process, describing the causes and relationships related to the production of psychological suffering in an Amazonian community that falls victims of evictions and violations due to its territorial struggle. The theoretical framework of this study is based on historical and dialectical materialism and its methodological tools included interviews, group discussions, workshops, and document analysis. The endured evictions and violence caused psychosocial trauma, social humiliation and personal and community uprooting. The relations between psychological suffering and the imposed objective conditions highlight the social nature of these experiences. We emphasize the production of the psychosocial report as a tool in the fight for justice, historical reparation, and strengthening collective processes.

Keywords:
psychosocial opinion; psychology; Amazon; land; territory