Brazil

Iran's South Khorasan Province aims to get hold of 10,000 ha of farmland in Kazakhstan for its own food production. Ukraine is also being targeted.

Con la compra de JBS, Minerva es el grupo con mayor cantidad de frigoríficos en el país. Sin embargo, el capital brasileño domina la industria desde hace años, tanto en número de plantas como en faena.

Private-equity giant KKR nears $70 million deal for some of the endowment’s farm holdings, including 8,500 acres of dairy farms on the South Island of New Zealand

Los diputados la semana pasada votaron una Medida Provisoria, propuesta por el gobierno ilegítimo, que regulariza las tierras de la Unión ocupadas en la Amazonía legal.

Há exatamente um mês, antes da exposição midiática da Operação Carne Fraca, o atual ministro da Fazenda e nome favorito do mercado para ocupar a Presidência, Henrique Meirelles, enfatizou em entrevista para a Globonews a urgência da aprovação da venda de terras rurais para estrangeiros.

From sweeping cuts of funds to protect forests, to the loosening of conservation of indigenous land and measures to boost large-scale property deals, Brazil has embarked on the biggest roll back of environmental protections in two decades.

According to a report released today by leading environmental and social justice advocates, the investment management firm TIAA is leading a trend of speculating in land markets, which drives up farmland prices and displaces family farmers.

Au Parlement, la droite et le parti des grands propriétaires relancent l’accaparement des terres indigènes et son lot de violences. Les Indiens organisent leur résistance.

Over 100,000 people, including thousands of TIAA holders, have taken action demanding that TIAA respect small farmers as part of a Campaign to Get TIAA Out of Forests and Farmland.

A coalition of environmental, human rights and family farm organizations delivered a letter with over 100,000 signatures to pension fund management company TIAA, expressing concerns over the company’s investments in farmland and palm oil.

Protesters paid a visit to TIAA’s New York headquarters Thursday, urging the firm to stop investing in farmland and companies with ties to palm oil.

Large-scale land thieves are seizing, deforesting then selling public lands. At the same time, Brasilia is defunding enforcement, with rainforests and landless peasants the losers.