Brazil has regularized 33,000 hectares of contested land in Paraná for about 2,000 families, ending one of the country's longest-running land disputes.
Key Facts
—The land. Brazil regularized about 33,000 hectares of the former Giacomet-Marodin estate in Paraná.
—The families. Around 2,000 families gain legal title, in the state’s largest-ever land-reform award.
—The fight. The dispute dates to 1996, when landless families first occupied the estate.
—The deal. It followed roughly two years of talks among federal agencies, courts and the owners.
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