Landless Workers' Movement
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The Landless Workers' Movement is a social movement in Brazil aimed at land reform. Inspired by Marxism, it is the largest such movement in Latin America, with an estimated informal membership of 1.5
MST supporters in Brazil.
Monument by Oscar Niemeyer dedicated to the MST.
Homeless Workers' Movement
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The Homeless Workers Movement is a social movement in Brazil. It originated from the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra. Although the MTST can trace its first urban activism efforts to the o
Landless Workers' Movement
…on the land; thus, its affinity with housing reform and other urban movements. The squatters' movement MTST (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem teto – Homeless Workers' Movement) is commonly seen as an offshoot of the MST. As mentioned above, the MST draws ideological inspiration from many conceptual frameworks, both religious…
MTST poster for the Quilombo das Guerreiras Occupation
An occupation by MTST in Carapicuíba, São Paulo