Land-grabbing in and by Brazil: victim and buyer

• Parola, Giulia ^[1] ; Toffoletto, Lodovica ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidade Federal Fluminense

     Universidade Federal Fluminense

     Brasil

     
  2. [2] Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals
• Localización: Revista de Direito Econômico e Socioambiental, ISSN 2179-345X, ISSN-e 2179-8214, Vol. 10, Nº. 2, 2019 (Ejemplar dedicado a: maio/agosto), pág. 9
• Idioma: inglés
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  • 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.