Comments on: The democratisation of access to land in Brazil between 2003-2015 https://foodandjustice2016.weaconferences.net/papers/the-democratisation-of-access-to-land-in-brazil-between-2003-2015/ 5th November to 15th December 2016 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:32:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mauro DelGrossi https://foodandjustice2016.weaconferences.net/papers/the-democratisation-of-access-to-land-in-brazil-between-2003-2015/#comment-19 Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:32:36 +0000 http://foodandjustice2016.weaconferences.net/?post_type=wea_paper&p=169#comment-19 Dear Gerardo Otero
At this point we are not clear exactly what will happen in the future. We have news that a new package is being prepared for agrarian reform, but for now they are only vague statements, like to empty the role of the MST, circulated by the Brazilian media and which do not allows further analysis.
Mauro DelGrossi

]]> By: Gerardo Otero https://foodandjustice2016.weaconferences.net/papers/the-democratisation-of-access-to-land-in-brazil-between-2003-2015/#comment-17 Tue, 15 Nov 2016 20:12:34 +0000 http://foodandjustice2016.weaconferences.net/?post_type=wea_paper&p=169#comment-17 A few days ago, I got the news that the Florestan Fernandes National University of the Movement of Landless Workers (MST) was taken over by the military, sooting live rounds. This is extremely discouraging, given the central role that the MST has played in developing food production and inserting itself in the provision of food for schools. I wonder to what extent the gains achieved by Brazil since 2002 can be retained now that the rightist government is in power.

Gerardo Otero
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, Canada

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