Beyond rural property

The importance of agrarian reform as an environmental solution for the brazilian biome

Abstract

The analysis proposed by this paper has to offer a social historical view of land conflicts that are a constant problem in Brazilian politics. Discussions on the subject are timeless, and always promise to abstain from social contexts that allow us to see far beyond rural property as a means of production. These open the eyes to the real problems that the countryside suffers, and to the massive interference that the landowner offers in the economy, well-being and environmental catastrophes. We need to give due importance to effective Agrarian Reform at the national level. Not only because the redistribution of land provides subsistence for small and medium farmers, but because the soil is being used indiscriminately and without care. The forest has been destroyed and the indigenous people have been expropriated from their lands. The reform must be seen not only as a public policy, but as a solution to make better living conditions viable for society and the Brazilian biome. Therefore, it is necessary to discuss the risk society and the public policies that this paper proposes.