Unreported World: Season 2024, Episode 7

2024 - 7: Brazil: The Great Land Grab

As the world's largest exporter of corn and soy, Brazil is an agricultural powerhouse, yet just one per cent of the population owns almost half the land. The uneven distribution of land is felt hardest by the country's working poor, and despite its natural riches, over a quarter of Brazil's households are considered food insecure. In a nation with a history of land disputes turning deadly, reporter Symeon Brown tracks down communist activists who are taking land from the rich to give to the poor as well as a landowner and founding member of a movement intent on defending private property.