Abstract
The Northeast is a concept that is crystallized in the unconscious of the Brazilian population, designating a geographically located portion of the national territory. This article proposes to revisit the construction of this concept from a political and legal perspective, showing the choices made in each historical period to provide the intended regional development through institutions such as Chesf, DNOCS, and Codevasf, among others. The conclusion points to possible ways to reinvent the region, mainly due to the concept of the Matopiba. The study follows Geolegal methodology by using a historiographical base of the legal facts (Brazilian legislation) to produce a geographical value (regional development of the Northeast). Keywords: Codevasf, DNOCS, São Francisco River, Drought Polygon, Northeast Region, Legal Geography
Highlights
Regional development is one of those concepts that are easy to understand but complex to define
El artículo propone repasar cómo este concepto fue construido desde una perspectiva política y jurídica, mostrando las opciones hechas en cada período histórico que proporcionó el desarrollo regional deseado a través de instituciones como Company of the São Francisco River (Chesf), DNOCS, Codevasf, etc
We examine the consequences of the 1970 decree formalizing Brazilian regionalization, the establishment of the Northeast region in the Federal Constitution of 1988, and the new possibilities that have emerged facilitating the development of regional Geography
Summary
Nordeste é um conceito que está cristalizado no inconsciente da população brasileira, destinado para designar uma porção do território nacional geograficamente localizado. O artigo propõe revisitar como este conceito foi construido sob a ótica política e jurídica, mostrando as opções realizadas em cada período histórico que proporcionaram o pretendido desenvolvimento regional por meio de instituições como a Chesf, o DNOCS, a Codevasf etc. Finaliza apontando possíveis caminhos de reinvenção da região, principalmente por força do conceito de Matopiba. O estudo respeita a metodologia de Geodireito, ou seja, usa como base uma historiografia dos fatos jurídicos (conjunto da legislação brasileira) para produzir um valor geográfico (desenvolvimento regional do Nordeste). Palavras-chave: Codevasf, DNOCS, Rio São Francisco, Região Nordeste, Geodireito
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