Land grabbing for oil palm: resistance and the fate of peasants in the Brazilian Amazon
Abstract The paper analyzes land grabbing, the processes of resistance, and the fates of peasants who sold their land as a result of the expansion of oil palm cultivation in the Northeast of the state of Pará (NEP). This is a qualitative study. 21 semi-structured interviews were conducted in Acará,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ambiente e Sociedade (ANPPAS)
2025-07-01
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| Series: | Ambiente & Sociedade |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-753X2025000101502&lng=en&tlng=en |
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| Summary: | Abstract The paper analyzes land grabbing, the processes of resistance, and the fates of peasants who sold their land as a result of the expansion of oil palm cultivation in the Northeast of the state of Pará (NEP). This is a qualitative study. 21 semi-structured interviews were conducted in Acará, Bujaru, and Concórdia do Pará between January and December 2021. The land grabbing process took place through the purchase of farms between 2006 and 2010, a period in which intermediaries, usually farmers and politicians, acquired properties from peasants, gathered the areas under a single deed, and passed the properties on to palm oil agribusinesses. Although the purchase of land is legitimate in capitalism, in the NEP, the regularity of the transactions is questioned. Against the market, quilombola associations and rural workers’ unions have waged resistance. Land grabbing has resulted in land ownership concentration, changes in land use, and the migration of peasants. |
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| ISSN: | 1414-753X |