A struggle for land - Reclaiming or invading land in Mato Grosso do Sul

There is currently a struggle about land between indigenous people and farmers in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The conflict has already caused deaths, and both sides point to the other as the instigator. This thesis attempts to study this conflict both from the point of view of the farmers and the indigenous people utilizing interviews and participant observations. By adopting an analytical framework of moral economy and structural violence I try to gain an understanding of how each side justifies their claim to the land and point to the other as the aggressor. The indigenous see themselves as legitimately reclaiming, retomando, land that is theirs, while the farmers see them as invaders that do not respect legally acquired land. Keywords: Brasil, Brazil, South America, land conflict, indigenous, farmers, violence, moral economy, Galtun