Nada a temer senão o correr da luta: a trajetória do Fórum Brasileiro de Soberania e Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional (FBSSAN)

Abstract

The history of the fight against hunger and the constitution of a field of political action such as Food and Nutritional Security (FNS) in the Brazilian context has some particularities. One actor that is always mentioned as central in this process is the Fórum Brasileiro de Soberania e Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional (Brazilian Forum for Food and Nutritional Sovereignty and Security - FBSSAN). The purpose of this work was to analyze the process of formation and the operation of the FBSSAN, with emphasis on the 90s, seeking to understand how its incidence on the consolidation of SAN in the country occurred. To achieve this, we set the following specific objectives: characterize the historical context, map the actors involved in this process, and analyze the main arguments that supported the creation of the Forum and its developments. At least 63 documents from personal collections were analyzed, as well as seven interviews with key players in this process. It was possible to identify that the work of the Forum, from its inception, was concentrated on a small nucleus of people residing in the Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo axis, with a low level of renovation. In relation to the agenda, the election of priority themes was guided by the context of national politics. That is, initially the agenda was more structural, in the dispute for the institutionalization of laws, guidelines, and policies, and later became focused on the creation of monitoring, evaluation, and inspection mechanisms. In scenarios unfavorable to social participation, the FBSSAN gained centrality, since it became one of the main references for social mobilization for SAN. The multiplicity of actors reflected in the construction of a conceptual framework that contemplated the intersectoriality that the theme demanded. Finally, it is evident the important role played by the Forum, and the challenges it poses are closely related to the renewal and updating of ways to communicate and continue mobilizing.