Word: mst
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BRAZIL Farm Invasions The government faced a growing crisis over land redistribution after peasants occupied President Fernando Henrique Cardoso's family farm and that of a close business associate. Police arrested 16 leaders of the MST landless movement after a 600-strong invasion of a farm belonging to Cardoso's sons. Within 24 hours, 150 members of the mst invaded the farm of a presidential business associate in retaliation for the arrests. The national ombudsman resigned in protest at police heavy-handedness...