Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is seeking a partnership with Brazilian billionaire Rubens Ometto and soybean grower Blairo Maggi to buy farmland in the South American country, Relatorio Reservado reported.
Galtere, a New York fund manager, said it was raising $1 billion to invest in production facilities for agricultural commodities -- including arable farmlands in countries such as Australia, Brazil and Uruguay -- that it planned to later sell or list publicly.
AgCapita's Stephen Johnston says Brazil's "sudden hostility to foreign farmland ownership" should make "developed markets such as Canada" more attractive to investors
Brazil shocked foreign investors when President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he was concerned about Brazilian land falling into foreign hands.
En un esfuerzo por proteger a su sector agropecuario, considerado clave para su desarrollo económico, el gobierno de Brasil endureció ayer las limitaciones a la compra de tierras por parte de extranjeros.
A Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores na Agricultura – Contag – considera a importante à publicação do parecer da Advocacia Geral da União, que restabelece condições para limitar à compra de terras no Brasil por estrangeiros.
Hassad Food, owned by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, plans to acquire a sugar project in Brazil with a capacity to produce 25 million tonnes per annum, 70% of which will be shipped to Qatar.
The Qatari company is about to bring home the first shipment of its own wheat produced overseas, and to start producing its own sugar in Brazil
5,5 millions d'hectares seraient passés aux mains d'intérêts étrangers. Une loi voulue par le président Lula devrait mettre un sacré coup de frein à ces acquisitions.
A lei que regulamenta a compra de terras por estrangeiros no Brasil - da qual o governo agora lança mão para ampliar o controle sobre o mercado imobiliário rural - é objeto de dois projetos em tramitação no Senado.
Os dados apresentados na discussão sobre o limite para compra de terras por estrangeiros demonstra que está em curso uma contra Reforma Agrária no Brasil, praticada pelo capital, que concentra cada vez mais as nossas terras
Seules des initiatives nationales, telles que celle du Brésil, pourront freiner l’appétit pour la terre des pays développés.
