This paper aims to analyze the environmental and social impacts caused by the expansion
of agricultural activity on the borders of the Xerente territory, in Tocantínia, in the state
of Tocantins, in the first decades of the 21st century. The Akwĕ community has been
suffering from the expansion of agricultural activity of large monoculture enterprises
(Proceder III) and faces conflicts of interests in the region. The methodology used is
bibliographic research, academic articles and articles published in the press, as well as
the analysis of maps and impact reports produced by IBAMA and other institutions that
present economic and social data on the issue. We also intend to conduct interviews with
Akwĕ chiefs and indigenous leaders. The results of the research are currently being
prepared. The Akwĕ People are located in the Northern Region of Brazil, in what is now
the state of Tocantins, on the right bank of the Tocantins River, in the municipality of
Tocantínia, 75 kilometers to the north of Palmas, the state capital, with a population of
approximately 5,000 people. They occupy indigenous areas called T.I. Xerente and T.I.
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