Assentamentos, titulação e mercado de terras: dimensões da contrarreforma agrária no estado do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

The objective of this work is to investigate the titling policy of agrarian reform settlements in the state of Rio de Janeiro. To reach this objective, the investigation starts from the analysis of a series of government initiatives that, over the last decade, transformed the agrarian reform policy into a policy of titling settlements through the transfer of land ownership. The immediate consequence of this transformation is the return of the reformed areas to the historically concentrated land market. Faced with this, the issue of the application of other public policies emerges, by guaranteeing the conditions for a quality life in the settlements, make it possible for families to stay on the land. Thus, guided by the legal requirements for the consolidation of settlements, the quality of settlements in the state of Rio de Janeiro was investigated based on investments in infrastructure and the granting of installation credits by the National Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform. Finally, it is intended to demonstrate that the transformation of the agrarian reform policy into a settlement titling policy, associated with low investments in infrastructure and concession of installation credits, returns the settlements to the land market without guaranteeing the conditions of permanence families, making them more vulnerable to market pressures.