Postura municipal e o comércio informal – estudo de caso Mercado Santos Matola 2021-2022

Abstract

The practice of informal commerce (on the streets and in markets) is visible throughout the country. The object of study of this qualitative research is the informal commerce practiced in the Santos market, which aims to understand what motivations sellers have to remain in this market while others They choose to leave, preferring to clash with the authorities on the streets, roads, corners and other places. And to develop the research, Max Weber's theory of power was used, in order to help illuminate the phenomenon. The legitimization of power (of municipal authorities) by the general public and informal traders, raised hypotheses such as whether the permanence of these sellers is due to the influence of the legal, traditional or even charismatic domination of the municipal Presidents of Matola. Thus, the use of data collection techniques such as semi-structured interviews and nonparticipant observation and data processing and analysis techniques such as documentary, content and situational analysis allowed obtaining results that indicated that their stay within the Market is due to factors such as: fear of punishment by municipal authorities, constant loss of investments in conflict with authorities, safety in relation to streets, existence of lower risk in relation to roads and streets (risks of traffic accidents) , habit of selling in markets (seniority and business inheritance) and alternative to the absence of formal employment.