Deal #10500

The Communities of São Domingos and São Jorge are also located in the municipality of Conceição da Barra.

These are quilombola communities certified by the Palmares Foundation. Thus, their rights are recognized by the Brazilian State. According to data from the 2022 Demographic Census, managed by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), there are 1142 quilombolas living in quilombola territories in the municipality of São Mateus. At the same time, there are 5,150 quilombolas living outside their territories in the municipality, which highlights a process of detachment from their traditional lands.

There is a land conflict between the communities and the company. The state government of Espírito Santo is aware of this conflict to the extent that the Secretary of Human Rights (SEDH) established on August 13, 2020, Ordinance 037-R, which created the Permanent Commission for Mediation and Monitoring of Land Conflicts (CPCACF).

- Environmental Degradation: Loss of soil fertility; drying up of river springs; water scarcity; contamination of water and soil; indiscriminate use of pesticides (pesticide spraying by drone); contamination of food crops. It results in health damages. - Socioeconomic Impacts: Due to the indiscriminate use of pesticides, communities are unable to produce food for consumption and sale, resulting in impacts on family income. - Cultural Loss: Quilombola communities have traditional uses of their territory based on their productive practices and ancestral relationships with the land. With the expansion of eucalyptus cultivation, the continuation of these practices becomes increasingly difficult. - Displacement: There is a displacement of the population towards the urban area of São Mateus and other urban centers. This displacement contributes to cultural loss. - Violence and coercion: The company operates with violence in the area and frequently invades quilombola territories (residents are not allowed to travel between communities due to intimidation from security). Enclosure of territories. Suzano Papel e Celulose hires a security company that destroys the crops of the quilombola communities.

Mulheres Quilombolas do Sapê do Norte Comissão Quilombola do Sapê do Norte (formed by 32 quilombola communities) Associação Quilombola Nova Vista