Assentamento Piraputanga (Diamantino-MT): perspectivas, desafios e a relevância da Previdência Social Rural (PSR)

Abstract

This work proposes the characterization of the socioeconomic-productive profiles of families in the Piraputanga Settlement in Diamantino–MT, as well as seeking to verify the role of Rural Social Security (PSR), in the context of the lives of the subjects of this space. The study was based on the experience of seven families, among the nine that originally made up the settlement. In the development of field research, priority was given to the use of semi-structured interviews and direct observation, also using a semi-structured form. It was possible to verify the scarcity of young people, which emphasizes the problem of rural evasion, aggravated by aging, leading, among other aspects, to the reduction of the family workforce and, consequently, the uncertainty of a positive future perspective regarding reproduction socioeconomic status in the settlement. Linked to this, there was the presence of elderly retirees in all families, who use PSR as an essential strategy for their survival, persistence and maintenance in the field. The need for interventions by government institutions in the settlement is explicit so that together (community and public authorities) they can revitalize the space, expanding the spectrum of opportunities for residents, making it, above all, more attractive (viable) for young people.