Internacionalização de comunidades tradicionais quilombolas: o caso do Quilombo Rampa (Cantanhede, Maranhão) como modelo insurgente de internacionalização

Abstract

This paper analyzes the internationalization of quilombola agendas through the experience of Quilombo Rampa, a community located in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. The research starts from the recognition that quilombola communities, as collective historical and political subjects, build autonomous forms of resistance and political articulation that transcend the limits of their local territory. Drawing on theoretical frameworks that combine the Transnationalism of Keck and Sikkink, the Constructivism of Alexander Wendt, and the decolonial perspective of Quijano, Segato, and Antônio Bispo dos Santos, the study examines how Quilombo Rampa, through TV and Rádio Quilombo Rampa, a media outlet created by the community itself, developed strategies for visibility and political advocacy at national and international levels. The work also analyzes the historical foundations of the quilombo as an institution, the notion of quilombola ancestrality and territoriality, the socio-environmental conflicts that mark the reality of these communities in contemporary Brazil, and the limits of traditional diplomacy in addressing the demands of historically marginalized groups. The research demonstrates that the insurgent internationalization practiced by Quilombo Rampa constitutes a form of decolonial resistance that articulates territory, identity, communication, and politics across multiple scales, positioning the community as an active subject in international relations, rather than merely as an object of public policies or state representation