Brazil's Quilombola Hit by Major Land Tax

http://newint.org/issues/2012/06/01/
Date Written:  2012-06-01
Publisher:  New Internationalist
Year Published:  2012
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX16235

For decades, marginalized ethnic communities in Brazil have fought for--and won--land rights. But this victory is turning into something of a poisoned chalice for some remote Quilombola communities, who are now facing a giant tax bill.

Subject Headings

• Brazil
• Land Resources