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Tuesday October 7th 2008

Landless and Homeless Movements in Brazil

May 8, 2007 - 1:04pm

Throughout the month of April, Brazil's landless and homeless movements have been uniting for land and homes. Landless workers involved with the MST (Landless Workers Movement) in rural areas have been occupying land and government land reform offices. In the cities, homeless families and the MSTC (Downtown Homeless People's Movement) have been occupying empty buildings and setting up tent cities. In Sao Paulo, the city threatened to evict 460 families who have been squatting an abandoned clothing factory, the Prestes Maia (photos) for the past five years. After the MSTC and Prestes Maia families camped outside of Sao Paulo's city hall, all levels of government agreed to suspend the eviction and work on moving people into permanent housing.

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