“…In this essay, considering the importance of theoretical production based on local contexts (Bispo, 2021(Bispo, , 2022, we adopt mining practices as a starting point, especially in view of recent episodes that occurred, for example, in 2015, 2019, and 2023 in Brazil, such as the failure of dams in Minas Gerais, and the lowering of land surface in Alagoas, due to the activity of corporations that operate in mineral exploration, such as Samarco, Vale, and Braskem, which produce and reproduce spaces in ruins (Tsing, 2019) with their organizational activity. The impact of mining practices in the Global South is extensive and the human and non-human victims in different environments and ecosystems are already countless.…”