Land-grabbing in and by Brazil: victim and buyer

This article intends to analyse the dual role of the Brazil in the phenomenon of Land Grabbing. This paper addresses, in the first chapter, a definition  of Land Grabbing, which helps in the delineation of the discourse, then in the second, gives a general analysis about the issue of Land Grabbing;...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Parola, Giulia, Toffoletto, Lodovica
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR)
Repositorio:Revista de Direito Econômico e Socioambiental
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.pucpr.br:article/25784
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.pucpr.br/direitoeconomico/article/view/25784
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Land Grabbing
Brazil
Mozambique
Cerrado
Amazonia
Nacala.
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Sumario:This article intends to analyse the dual role of the Brazil in the phenomenon of Land Grabbing. This paper addresses, in the first chapter, a definition  of Land Grabbing, which helps in the delineation of the discourse, then in the second, gives a general analysis about the issue of Land Grabbing; in the third chapter, the study analyses the role of the Brazil as a victim, particularly in the areas of Cerrado and Amazonia; in the forth chapter the role of Lula’s government in the attempt to stem the Land Grabbing and, in the final part the Brazilian' role as a buyer, particularly focusing on the presence of Brazilian investors in Mozambique.