Possibilidades e Limites Históricos Para a Inserção Dos Povos Indígenas no Desenvolvimento Regional em Mato Grosso - Brasil

This essay aims to discuss the historical possibilities and limitations surrounding the inclusion of Indigenous peoples in the development processes of the state of Mato Grosso, located within the Brazilian Legal Amazon. To that end, the paper undertakes a historical digression, revisiting the colonial period, during which Eurocentrism systematically denied the identities and ways of life of these peoples. Many Indigenous groups were subjected to violence, enslavement, or even extermination for resisting domination. In contemporary times, global neoliberal capitalism imposes market values and homogenized standards of consumption and development, thereby perpetuating violence against Indigenous peoples—not only physical and psychological violence but also through legal and institutional mechanisms that threaten their rights and very existence. The effective inclusion of Indigenous populations in policy debates and the formulation of strategies for the development of Mato Grosso requires a break with colonial and economistic paradigms that continue to inform much of the state's actions and those of dominant sectors of society, often disregarding the historical demands of Indigenous Peoples.