Função social da propriedade rural como instrumento para o cumprimento do mínimo existencial ecológico

Abstract

Many issues that have to do with the Brazilian agriculture lack political and judicial discourse, and one of the reasons behind this has been the occupation of the Brazilian soil spanning over five centuries. At the centre of the legal debate in Brazil has been the institutionalization of is the challenge for the realization of the principle social function of property. The long-term exploitation of natural resources and the occupation of the rural lands have resulted in immeasurable consequences that have affected the owners, the local communities and the whole of the Brazilian society. Brazil’s Constitution of 1988 laid out the foundation on how the social function of rural property can be fulfilled. The Constitution also extends the same rights to own property and land as were stipulated in Magna Carta. This study describes and analyses the criteria pertaining to the social function of the rural property, which is seen as essential in maintaining and promoting both human and sustainable development through the implementation of public policies.