''União Democrática Ruralista'' (UDR), known as Democratic Association of Ruralists in English is a Brazilian
right-wing
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association of farmers and activists from the southeast and center west who are opposed to land reform.
Through its members in the
Brazilian Congress
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, the UDR endorses
landowner interests and opposes proposals in favour of an
agrarian reform
Land reform (also known as agrarian reform) involves the changing of laws, regulations, or customs regarding land ownership, land use, and land transfers. The reforms may be initiated by governments, by interested groups, or by revolution.
Lan ...
process.
União Democrática Ruralista opposes land reform and expropriation under its former leader,
Luiz Antonio Nabhan Garcia, a Brazilian farmer who went on to have a role in the Bolsonaro government.
The organization was founded in 1985, following many expropriations of land in Brazil
and remains active under its
Brasília
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based leadership. With tens of thousands of associates in all Brazilian states, UDR policy is to defend individual interests and private property.
References
Brazilian farmers
Conservatism in Brazil
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