Uma reescritura da Liga Camponesa de Galileia em Vitória de Santo Antão

Abstract

The Galileia Peasant Leagues was an important Brazilian agrarian social movement that emerged in the Engenho Galileia, Vitória de Santo Antão, in 1955. The article begins with an analysis of the historical context that led to the emergence of the Galileia Peasant Leagues. The movement emerged at a time of growing social inequality and income concentration in the Brazilian countryside. Rural workers were subjected to precarious working conditions and were exploited by landowners. The movement operated for nine years, until it was extinguished by the 1964 military coup. During this period, the Galileia Peasant Leagues gained an important space in the national political scene, becoming one of the main defenders of agrarian reform. The movement also contributed to the political awareness of rural workers and to the organization of peasant communities.