A-Infos (en) Brazil, Capixaba, FACA: Beyond the State and Capital (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

The territory dominated by the so-called state of Espírito Santo, in 
Brazil, marked by the richness of its soil, the strength of its 
agribusiness and the dynamics of its ports, is yet another clear example 
of how capitalist and state exploitation hijacks the fruits of 
collective labor. ---- While workers from Espírito Santo generate wealth 
through marble and granite mining, agriculture and logistics, they live 
under the shadow of inequality, where a minority concentrates profits 
and power. This contradiction reveals an uncomfortable truth: local 
production is more than enough to guarantee a dignified life for 
everyone, but the current system - supported by the State and capital - 
transforms labor into merchandise and human beings into numbers. It is 
in light of this scenario that we affirm that autonomy is not a utopia; 
it is an urgent necessity.

The economy of Espírito Santo, driven by strategic sectors, depends 
fundamentally on the hands of the exploited, forced to sell their labor 
force to survive. However, the profit, surplus value, or any other term 
that may be used in the same sense, generated by these workers is 
diverted to enrich elites and corporations. The marble, the iron ore 
that crosses the territory, the coffee harvested in the mountains and 
the containers moved in Vitória are symbols of an underutilized 
potential: if the people directly organized production, distributing 
resources equally, there would be no shortage of food, housing or access 
to health care. We recall that cooperatives, popular assemblies and 
mutual support networks already demonstrate that self-management is 
viable. In the same sense, we will never tire of repeating that the 
State, far from being a neutral mediator, acts as a guardian of the 
privileges of a few.

On the other hand, the digital age offers powerful tools to break away 
from hierarchical constraints. Decentralized communication platforms, 
community cryptocurrencies and alternative social networks allow workers 
to organize strikes, organize food distribution or manage local demands 
without relying on bureaucratic structures. Let us imagine, for example, 
something completely tangible in Espírito Santo, such as a network of 
farmers connecting directly to consumers via free apps, eliminating 
intermediaries who inflate prices. The same could be applied to all 
sectors of society, since technology, far from being an end in itself, 
can serve emancipation: replacing the verticality of capital with the 
horizontality of communities.

What is true for Espírito Santo applies to Brazil and the planet. If 
each region took control of its resources, interconnecting in a web of 
solidarity, environmental collapse and hunger would be fought 
collectively. Capitalist globalization, which destroys ecosystems to 
feed profit, would be replaced by an internationalization of struggles, 
where indigenous people from the Amazon, workers from Vitória and 
peasants from Africa would share knowledge and support. The climate 
crisis and the precariousness of work have no borders - nor should 
resistance.

It is in this context that the Anarchist Federation of Espírito Santo 
(FACA) calls on all exploited people to reject the illusion of reforms 
within the system. Capitalism and the State are viruses that corrupt 
every attempt at justice. Let us build, from the ruins of this failed 
model, communities based on mutual aid, direct democracy and 
anti-capitalist ethics. Espírito Santo has the resources and the people; 
the world has the technology and the urgency. Together, we are capable 
of creating a new world - where freedom is not a privilege, but the 
foundation of existence. The revolution will not come from above: it 
will be born from the hands of those who dare to dream and act.

For the social revolution!

Anarchist Federation of Espírito Santo - FACA

https://federacaocapixaba.noblogs.org/post/2025/06/12/alem-do-estado-e-do-capital/
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