Os impactos socioeconômicos oriundos da instalação da UHE Itá para o município de Aratiba-RS

Abstract

The present work consists a case study of Itá Hydropower Plant implementation in the Aratiba town, located in the Northern Rio Grande do Sul State, aiming at historical contextualization, as well as the impacts on agriculture aratibense, especially the population directly affected. In addition, the financial direction originated from the new composition of the municipal revenues from Itá Hydropower Plant installation. The information necessary for writing the present work was obtained through interviews previously structured with farmers affected, affected population representatives and bibliography available. The enterprise took more than 30 years to its conclusion, haunted several times the population that would be reached. The lack of information caused families to doubt their future. Furthermore, the loss of fertile land was a cause of collective concern. Subsequently, through its representatives in constant dialogue with the generator consortium, the population reached was duly compensated fairly. Over the years, after the entry into operation of the Itá HPP, the municipal revenues suffered a considerable increase, thus enabling greater investments by the executive in several areas.