O processo de implantação da Refinaria Premium I em Bacabeira (2010 a 2015) no contexto do desenvolvimento econômico do estado do Maranhão

Abstract

This dissertation analyzes the configuration of the Premium I Refinery implantation process in Bacabeira (2010 to 2015) in the context of the economic development model of the state of Maranhão. The State with the private sector has enabled and prioritize propitious socio-economic projects for the production and reproduction of capital, promoting investments as promoters of social development and oriented "to dynamic" the state, with the possibility of economy restructuring, associated with the speech of the "new", the "modern", designed "to save" and "to modernize" by optimizing of the territory use. However, despite the speech, these projects were not implemented and / or have not had continuity, and consequently there was no modification of Maranhão social structures. This research is based on the method of Dialectical Historic Materialism, because the investigated data are analyzed qualitatively by the categories: "state", "development" and "industry". Highlights the Premium I Refinery project, which was announced in 2010 when the municipality of Bacabeira was selected by the state government to host this "mega" investment, which was canceled by Petrobrás in 2015. The conclusion is that this investment served as political and electoral use, to meet the interests of the dominant political group, triggering in Bacabeira socioeconomic and environmental impacts.