Clique aqui para Português On Wednesday, May 31, the Brazilian Senate approved Provisional Measure 759/2016 (MP 759), which deals with land regularization for rural, urban and Amazonian lands. It now moves ahead for presidential approval. The measure […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Anne Vigna in Portuguese published in Agência Pública click here. Labeled ‘invaders,’ 2000 people that live in Horto Florestal are threatened with eviction after the Botanical Gardens took control of the […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Luciana Bedeschi and Paulo Romeiro in Portuguese published by Nexo click here. What is being sold as an attempt to reduce bureaucracy and increase efficiency in the […]
Clique aqui para Português This is the final in a series of three articles summarizing reports on Brazilian housing law, organized by the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice at request of Catalytic Communities. The second report, […]
Clique aqui para Português As of December, titling of favelas and other communities on federal land initially occupied without permission across Brazil may have become much easier. Interim Measure 759/2016 was published on December 23, 2016, to facilitate regularization […]