"What kind of Agrarian Reform, after all?": Revisiting an unfinished debate in Brazil

in the present article, the land reform issue is examined in three angles: state action, the existing demand for agrarian reform, and current academic debates. from the analysis of different perspectives, this article indicates, as a possible answer to its title's question, the concentration of human, financial and logistical resources in the region that ranges from minas gerais to maranh？o. expropriation and acquisition mechanisms are possible because land is cheaper in northeastern brazil, considering the country's paucity of resources and the need to maximize the governmental effectiveness. because of the expressive presence of african descendents, the suggested choices must also include ethnic issues. land reform could thus become an expressive policy in brazil that may reduce rural poverty with effective results, from which many social segments may benefit.