Transformações socioespaciais recentes em Pilar (AL)

Abstract

In recent years, the municipality of Pilar (AL) has been the scene of significant socio-spatial metamorphoses, consolidated by the local economy and politics, responsible for the new dynamics established after the rupture with the exclusively agrarian structure, concentrated in sugarcane production by the Terra Nova Plant. By means the resources from royalties from Petrobras Natural Gas Processing Unit (UPGN), investments are made to promote local economic development, the creation of the Banco do Povo (Pop Bank) and the CardBr, a card made available to the municipality servants to use in associated stores in the municipality, are examples of mechanisms aimed at supporting micro-entrepreneurs. The tax policy adopted by the municipal management has attracted industries from various sectors, such as food and chemicals, located in the industrial park on the margins of the BR-316 highway, the municipal, executive and legislative public power, composed largely of individuals with some degree of connection with the business sector, has positioned itself to meet the demands of merchants, through direct actions, such as the creation of the popular mall and the granting of loans during the pandemic time. In Pilar, an important demographic change can be observed, given the working conditions, displacement and cost of living, there is a tendency to settle and attract population, characterizing a change in the migratory movement. In addition, federal programs, such as the Minha Casa Minha Vida Program (PMCMV), replaced in 2020 by the Casa Verde e Amarela Program, have moved the production chain of the civil construction industry, from the extraction of sand in the Paraíba do Meio river to the proliferation of local construction companies, contributing to the growth of urban development and the increase in property speculation. The trade, in frank expansion, has made possible the generation of employment and income, in a scene of deep state intervention, from the offer of professional qualification, of the credit assignment and public financing, already the tourism is being valued with the new constructions, such as the cultural space, and renovations, such as the Santo Cruzeiro, the lakefront and Cine Pilarense, a small convention center located in the city center. It is clear that the economic and political transition that is now taking place in the municipality of Pilar is the result of constitutional transfers, federal and state programs, combined with municipal public management focused on local development. In Pilar, some works already finished and others in progress, denote the ambition of the public administration, the Educational and Sports Complex is the largest in the State, the Hospital do Futuro, under construction, will be the largest hospital ever built by a municipality in Alagoas , and a cable car, in the bidding phase, which will connect Santo Cruzeiro to the lagoon shore, are examples of the recent transformations that have taken place in Pilar that have leveraged its socioeconomic indicators.