Land tenure in Brazil: The question of regulation and governance

•Institutional framework of the Brazilian land regulation.•Lack of land governance in Brazil.•Land governance policies and practices both in Brazil.•Land tenure policies to face the Brazilian agrarian question.•Proposals of a land governance system based on municipal administration. This paper addre...

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Published in:Land use policy 2015-01, Vol.42, p.509-516
Main Authors: Reydon, Bastiaan Philip, Fernandes, Vitor Bukvar, Telles, Tiago Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural policies
Brazil
Government and politics
Land
Land economics
Land ownership
Land policy
Land tenure
Land utilization
Property
Property rights
Regulation
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Summary:•Institutional framework of the Brazilian land regulation.•Lack of land governance in Brazil.•Land governance policies and practices both in Brazil.•Land tenure policies to face the Brazilian agrarian question.•Proposals of a land governance system based on municipal administration. This paper addresses the serious problems involving land regulation in Brazil and stresses the urgent need to solve the country's agrarian issues. The historical background of landholding and land property regulation in Brazil is analyzed in parallel with the overall institutional framework of land regulation. In addition, it interprets the connection between regulation of land use in Brazil and the various social, economic and environmental impacts. After discussion of recent land policies, a new sustainable and participative proposal for municipal land governance is outlined.
ISSN:0264-8377
1873-5754
DOI:10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.09.007