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Escalas de velocidad: mecánica guaraní en los intersticios de la infraestructura del Paraguay oriental

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Abstract

This text analyzes how speed and machines affect the lives of some Guarani communities in Paraguay and Brazil. It discusses the impact of machines, their proliferation and the accidents they generate, and how these can produce changes in the everyday exercise of power. It also describes machines introduced by development projects that end up being reused for other purposes or abandoned. Finally, it is posited that accidents and mechanical dysfunctions are not always seen as fortuitous events, but can be interpreted according to the social and political logics of these communities.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: Jan. 30, 2025 | Accepted: March 17, 2025 | Published Sept. 30, 2025 | Language: es

Keywords Development projects • Power • Speed • Machines • Guarani ethnography

Copyright © 2025 Paul Fabie, Joaquín Ruiz Zubizarreta. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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