A reappraisal of the geological basis of a Plate Tectonics model proposed for the tectonic evolution of the Dom Feliciano Belt in the Sul-rio-grandense Shield is presented under the light of a research programme in geology. Folio wing the presentation of a synthesis about the nature and structural characteristics of each geotectonic unit recognised, the main geotectonic models presented for this belt are discussed under the conceptual and substantive point of view. A discussion about the nature and advantages of an atualistic model for this belt is presented, being followed by a criticai evaluation of the geochronological and geophysical data recently obtained, the latter in the second part of this article.
