OCUPAÇÃO EDIFÍCIO PRESTES MAIA

Percurso na implantação de habitação de interesse social no centro de São Paulo

Abstract

The occupation of the Prestes Maia Building, in São Paulo downtown, has a relevance for the city's history, highlighting the complexity of the gentrification processes in this region, land conflicts and the struggle for housing on the part of low-income classes. The issue of (lack of) housing, or even precariousness, especially for the poorest social classes, is fundamental, which needs to be debated, and which is evident in all urban centers of Brazilian cities. This article seeks to revisit the trajectory of the occupation that was considered the largest in Latin America, housing around 2,000 people, linked to the social movement fighting for housing in the central region of São Paulo, and the processes that relate to this trajectory, until has been included in the municipal housing program in 2022, and is currently undergoing renovation to implement social housing, based on public policy.