Industriais da Seca and the Politics of Drought in the Brazilian Northeast

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This analysis reveals how the Indústria da Seca exploits drought for political gain, suggesting entrenched inequalities and power dynamics.

The study highlights how drought has been manipulated for political and personal profit by landowners.
Callado's chronicles in 1959 expose the systems of inequality exacerbated by drought in Brazil's Northeast.
Using historical-documentary methodology, the analysis incorporates perspectives from Callado, Santos, and Furtado.
It emphasizes the need for land reform and equitable resource distribution as potential solutions to these inequalities.

Tamara Zambiasi (2025) studied this question.

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This analysis reveals how the Indústria da Seca exploits drought for political gain, suggesting entrenched inequalities and power dynamics.