Brazil, [Florianopolis] Community in Serrinha struggle for housing and decent life by Anarchist Collective Black Flag (pt)

"If there is no equality for the poor, there is no peace for the rich! -- Rotates the 
Bahian speaks louder! -- Descend the hill and occupies the asphalt!" -- (Word of 
community order, which occupied the asphalt in the demonstrations of July 11.) -- In 
recent weeks came up through the corporate media, the demolition order, by the 
Municipality of Florian?polis, the houses that had been built for permanent preservation 
area, on top of Morro da Cruz. The housing deficit in Florian?polis, real estate 
speculation and the high price of rents boosted families and workers / them to occupy the 
site, between the high and Serrinha Caieira the bag Lemons. The occupation began about 
eight months. ---- Gradually, he increased the number of families to build their homes on 
site. In an attempt to escape the rent, the families did benefit the timber, purchased 
materials and began to build houses in joint effort, one by one, they were soon occupied 
by a new family so they were ready.

It was more of a silent occupation that developed in massive Morro da Cruz, long waits for 
the construction of affordable housing, as promised COHAB would house 300 families on 
site, with initial term delivery in 2011, but whose works have not even begun . Needless 
to say, this number is totally insufficient to meet demand. However, the presence of 
government in occupancy came in another way: the calm was interrupted by the sound of the 
chainsaw to cut wood and knocked the houses, at the behest of a City Hall tax and under 
the watchful eyes of military police.

The defense of nature can not be an excuse to evict the poor from their homes and the 
city. The entire occupation of the hill, and even most of the city was made in default of 
environmental legislation. However, the weight of the law falls only upon the poor, while 
luxury condominiums continue to spread the environmental protection areas. The housing 
were felled without warrant, under the false claim that the buildings were empty. 
Moreover, the officers claimed that all the houses there would be felled and removed families.

"Removed where?" The wonder / the residents / s, since there is a housing policy for 
low-income people in Florianopolis. The Minha Casa Minha Vida in Florian?polis only built 
two projects and none of them is intended to track income neediest, 0-3 minimum wages. 
Official figures estimate the housing deficit in just over 5000 units, but they are very 
outdated. Considering the inadequate housing, population growth and the demand that is 
forced to the peripheries of other cities in the metropolitan area, the Greater 
Florian?polis has tens of thousands in the same situation.

Families come in contact with the housing struggle of Florianopolis, close to the comrades 
of the Occupation of St. Joseph and Contested other / social activists, are conducting 
weekly meetings and going to the streets. Decided to organize and initiate a process of 
struggle for housing rights that are denied to the poor. The City Council, who first 
sought the overthrow homes without a warrant, is now seeking legal action to remove the 
families in the name of environmental preservation. The community is joining forces with 
other movements and struggles / social ones, because he knows that only changes the life 
and struggle will be resisted. When living is a privilege, a right to occupy it!
Fighting, create, popular!

Video Neninho, resident of Occupation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr4MbTI-MUQ