Brazil’s New Law on Land Regularization: A Step Forward or Back?
Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday, May 31, the Brazilian Senate approved Provisional Measure 759/2016 (MP 759), which deals with land regularization for rural, urban [...]
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Debate Denounces Temer’s Change to Land Regularization Law MP759
Clique aqui para Português On December 22, 2016, President Michel Temer revised a law that specifically regularizes urban and rural land owned by the federal government, [...]
Brazil’s New Land Regularization Law: A Territorial Attack on Several Fronts
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Luciana Bedeschi and Paulo Romeiro in Portuguese published by Nexo click here. What is being sold as an attempt to [...]
Brazilian President Issues Executive Order to Regularize Urban and Rural Land, Give Titles to Favelas and Farms
Clique aqui para Português As of December, titling of favelas and other communities on federal land initially occupied without permission across Brazil may have become much [...]
After Passing Austerity Amendment, What’s Next for Public Education in Rio de Janeiro?
Clique aqui para Português On December 13, the Brazilian legislative branch passed PEC 241/55, a constitutional amendment that puts a cap on all federal spending measures [...]