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Abstract
The present study analyses the legal case of Preta Ferreia, a black woman from a low-income family background, who actuates as an activist for the Landless Movement in Brazil (MST). In 2019, as she presided the São Paulo's downtown section of the movement, Ms. Ferreira was accused of extorting local residents of the occupation by charging maintenance fees. This charge led Mr. Ferreira rem…