Publisher: How far are the cognitions of some members of the MST's CPI

The term cognition here is being used in the sense of using our mental clippings to understand certain facts and does not translate into any value judgment. The MST CPI, judging by the majority of its members, has an already consolidated perception, including a priori, about the role of the Landless Workers Movement. The report is something of the most predictable. This "perception of reality" was greatly emphasized by the guest who spoke yesterday at that commission, José Roberto de Souza, professor at UnB, who reached some moments of substantive disagreements with the rapporteur, Federal Deputy Ricardo Salles, and with some members of the hegemonic nucleus of that commission.

Well prepared, the professor brought some of the most important reflections to the debate, whether from a legal or philosophical point of view. His explanation was very enriching, as he deconstructed some assumptions that guide the obtuse view that some parliamentarians who make up that committee have about the MST. Within a markedly neoliberal logic, they greatly emphasize the issue of the economic results of agrarian reform in Brazil, presenting it as a bad deal, without worrying about other equally important factors that involve this issue. In this sense, the professor observed that Salles could well be occupying the chair of the president of the Central Bank.

Another bias is that of trying to criminalize the movement's actions, labeling them as "invasion", when even the judiciary, as the professor pointed out, understands that the correct term would be "occupation". Incidentally, the term "occupation" originates from discussions within the judiciary itself. With good arguments, based on consistent theories, the professor made a real journey through the field of sociology, politics and philosophy. He remembered the ailments that educator Paulo Freire suffers in the country, when he is praised in every corner of the planet. As Vitor Nunes Leal observed, centuries have passed and we continue to be a country that grants favors and does not recognize rights.