O QUE HA POR TRAS DOS DISCURSOS SOBRE A INSTITUICAO DA REGIAO METROPOLITANA DE FEIRA DE SANTANA?/WHAT IS BEHIND THE DISCOURSES ABOUT THE INSTITUTION OF THE METROPOLITAN REGION OF FEIRA DE SANTANA?/?QUE HAY DETRAS DE LOS DISCURSOS SOBRE LA INSTITUCION DE LA REGION METROPOLITANA?

• Published in: Geo UERJ : revista do Departamento de Geografia 2024-01 (44), p.1
• Main Authors: da Silva Santos, Edson, Santos, Janio
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Subjects: Analysis; Economic growth; Political aspects
• ISSN: 1415-7543
• DOI: 10.12957/geouerj.2024.51470

A instituicao de regioes metropolitanas no Brasil prediz, em tese, beneficios para essas areas e para a populacao residente. Portanto, este texto reflete sobre os discursos politicos favoraveis e contra a institucionalizacao da Regiao Metropolitana de Feira de Santana (RMFS), aprovada em 2011, com vistas a identificar os interesses que se moveram para a concretizacao (ou nao) de tais discursos, na tentativa de refletir se eles condizem com os objetivos estabelecidos e se as promessas feitas sao justificaveis. A metodologia fez uso de pesquisa bibliografica e de levantamento documental. No Brasil, parte da solucao para reducao das desigualdades regionais e do fortalecimento economico passou a ser justificada por discursos politicos que prenunciam beneficios para municipios que integram a RM. No caso da RMFS, a retorica em prol de sua criacao tinha por meta angariar recursos para agraciar interesses de representantes politicos municipais, sobretudo da cidade-polo; e os contrarios visavam apenas ampliar o numero de seus municipios. Palavras-chave: Feira de Santana; regiao metropolitana; discurso politico. The Institutionalization of Metropolitan Regions in Brazil is theoretically expected to bring benefits to these areas and their resident population. This text reflects on the political discourse both in favor of and against the establishment of the Metropolitan Region of Feira de Santana (RMFS), which was approved in 2011, in order to identify the interests that moved the realization (or not) of such discourse. The goal is to examine whether these interests align with the established objectives and whether the promises made are justifiable. The methodology employed involved bibliographic research and documentary analysis. In Brazil, a portion of the solution to reduce regional inequalities and promote economic growth has been justified by political discourses predicting benefits for municipalities within the Metropolitan Region (RM). In the case of RMFS, the rhetoric in favor of its creation aimed to secure resources to benefit the interests of municipal political representatives, particularly those in the main city. Conversely, those opposing it aimed primarily to increase the number of municipalities under their control. Keywords: Feira de Santana; metropolitan region; political speech. El establecimiento de regiones metropolitanas en Brasil predice, en teoria, beneficios para esas areas y para la poblacion residente. Este texto reflexiona sobre los discur