Organization:Poor Peasants' League
Liga dos Camponeses Pobres | |
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 Flag of the LCP | |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Ideology | Revolutionary socialism Anti-imperialism |
The Poor Peasants' League (Portuguese: Liga dos Camponeses Pobres) is a revolutionary peasant organization[1] mainly operating in the North region of Brazil. It pushes for a revolutionary approach to land reform, advocating instead for "land revolution" and the complete destruction of the Brazilian latifundium.
History
In August 1995, while landless peasants occupied the Santa Elina farm in Corumbiara in the Brazilian state of Rondônia, military police and hired gunmen entered the farm and began an attack against the occupants, who fired back. Two police officers and 9 occupying peasants were killed, including a child, this would later become known as the Slaughter of Corumbiara (Massacre de Corumbiara).
In the aftermath of the slaughter, groups of peasants split from the local Landless Workers' Movement (MST) leadership and founded the LCP.[2] This split resulted from MST's alleged collaboration with the authorities, informing them of the names of peasants who occupied the Santa Elina farm. The seceding members denounced MST as "opportunist and conciliatory".[3]
Ideology
Despite there being little information regarding LCP's official political line, they adhere to socialism.[3] They frequently express support for Marxist–Leninist-Maoist parties and organizations from around the world, such as the Indian PLGA[4] and the Peruvian PCP.[5] The LCP has also received expressed support from foreign communists, especially maoist groups such as French GRC,a AIAI (Anti-Imperialist Action Ireland), Swedish Proletarian Action[6] and the Communist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun[7]
In 2021, peasants from the LCP carried out a procession in honor of former leader of the Communist Party of Peru (Shining Path), Abimael Gúzman.[8]
The LCP has also endorsed concepts from Marxist, Leninist and Maoist politics, such as People's War,[9] semifeudalism and capitalist imperialism.[3]
Notes
- ^a Groupe Révolutionnaire Charlatan
References
- ↑ COSTA, Francisco. Liderança da Liga dos Camponeses Pobres é Assassinada em Rondônia. Brasil de Fato
- ↑ 20 anos da heroica Resistência Camponesa de Corumbiara. Jornal A Nova Democracia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 LCP. Nosso Caminho
- ↑ Vídeo: Camponeses saúdam a luta popular na Índia e EGPL. Jornal A Nova Democracia
- ↑ Vídeo: LCP saúda Gloriosa Revolução Peruana. Jornal A Nova Democracia
- ↑ Novas ações em apoio à LCP são realizadas mundialmente. Jornal A Nova Democracia
- ↑ Equador: Novas ações em apoio à LCP e o Acampamento Manoel Ribeiro são realizadas. Jornal A Nova Democracia
- ↑ Honra e Glória Eternas ao Presidente Gonzalo!. Jornal Resistência Camponesa
- ↑ Saudação à luta popular na Índia e ao EGPL. Jornal Resistência Camponesa, peasants sing a version of the Land Reform Hymn adapted by the LCP called "Conquistar a Terra" in which people's war is glorified
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