Sérgio Pereira Leite is a Professor in the post-graduate program for social sciences in development, agriculture, and society (CPDA) at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ).

August 5, 2023

Analysis

The Agribusiness Pact

The “reprimarization” of the Brazilian economy

Over the past two decades, Brazilian media and political discourse have exalted the uncontroversial success of a magical entity known as “agribusiness.” Closely associated with the rise of commodity exports such as soy, sugarcane, and corn, “agribusiness” has come to…