The aim of this article is to construct an historical
analysis in order to understand the economic
relationship between the historical phenomena
that occurred during the Military Government
and more recently, during the government of
(former) President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Accordingly, the article seeks to focus its analysis
on understanding the relationship between the
electricity sector and the mining industry in the
Brazilian Amazon, especially in Eastern Amazon.
The main conclusion is that both the Brazilian
local economic logic, which have impacted (in)
directly on the development of the electricity
sector and in the mining industry throughout
the country. However, it has also been possible
to promote a much closer connection between
these two sectors and, likewise, a strong potential
for exploiting mineral reserves, together with the
verticalization of production and the generation
of employment, income and added value to the
national and regional economy.
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