Vintage Landless Worker's Flag BRAZIL MST 30" X 46" - Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra - RARE FIND
Double Sided Flag is made from 100% Polyester - 3" wide pocket for flag pole - Maker: Jack Costura
The MST (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra) flag is the primary banner for Latin America's largest social movement, representing the struggle for agrarian reform, land redistribution, and social justice.
Finding an MST flag is difficult primarily because it is the political banner of a grassroots social movement, not a national or commercial product. Traditional flag companies mass-produce flags for recognized sovereign countries, states, and mainstream sports teams, but rarely pre-manufacture merchandise for foreign political activist groups
The flag consists of a red cloth with a white disc in the center, which features the movement's emblem. The specific colors and icons have deep historical and political significance:
Map of Brazil: Represents the MST as a nationwide organization.
Man and Woman: Symbolizes the commitment to engaging entire families and communities.
Machete (facão): Represents the agricultural tools, struggle, and ongoing resistance of Brazilian rural workers.
Colors: Red: The blood and will to fight for societal transformation.
Green: The hope for converting unproductive large landholdings (latifundia) into productive spaces.
White: The peace achieved through social justice.
Black: Homage to the workers who have died fighting for the movement