Relatório de elaboração do Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso “Sob o peso do ferro: o colapso da mineração em Quiterianópolis”

Abstract

The book “Under the Weight of Iron: The Collapse of Mining in Quiterianópolis” investigates the social, environmental, economic, and health impacts caused by the operations of the mining company Globest Participações LTDA in the municipality of Quiterianópolis (Ceará, Brazil). The research is based on a qualitative methodology, using interviews, field observation, and documentary and bibliographic analysis, combining literary, investigative, and environmental journalism. The work reveals how promises of progress and job creation gave way to soil degradation, water contamination, air pollution, and the illness of the local population, including cases of respiratory diseases and cancer. It also highlights the omission of public institutions, the absence of prior environmental impact studies, and the denial of the right to reparation for the affected communities. The book aims to serve as a tool for memory, denunciation, and critical reflection on the limits of extractive development in the Brazilian semi-arid region.