Brazil: 101,5 Billion USD Allocated to Latifundium through the 2026/2027 Harvest Plan
Featured image: Launching of the 2026/2027 ‘Harvest Plan’ on June 30th. Source: AND
On June 30th the 2026/2027 Harvest Plan was launched at the Palácio do Planalto, presented by the Vice President, Geraldo Alckmin (PSB), and the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, André de Paula. A Nova Democracia (AND) reports that the policy allocates around 101,5 billion USD (525.1 billion BRL) to the so-called “corporate agriculture”, the semi-feudal agro-exporting latifundia.
In an attempt of justifying this policy – which increases from last years Harvest Plan the allocation of money to big landlords and and cooperatives by 1,7 billion USD – Alckmin presents the false dichotomy between the achievements of the agricultural export sector and the need for food security, equating the decrease of hunger in the country to the success of the agro-exporting latifundia.
The numbers are clear, of the total allocation of 101,5 billion USD, 87,5 billion USD is given to big landlords and cooperatives while a minimal share of 14 billion USD will be allocated to medium sized producers, highlighting the priorities of the old State in its proposed agrarian policy. The old Brazilian State serves the latifundium, keeping the country tied to a productive model that favors the accumulation of capital by the agrarian oligarchy.
Minister André de Paula – after ensuring that the policy was the fruit of labor of President Luiz Inácio himself – claims that this policy provides “predictability for rural producers”. This “predictability” is nothing more than the guarantee of profitability for the big landlords, ensured by the State treasury, with more than 386,8 billion USD (2 trillion BRL) being allocated to the so-called “agribusiness” over the past four years.
Underscoring the subservience of the old State to big capital, this years Harvest Plan nearly doubles the allocations made under the government of the former President Jair Bolsonaro, known for his illicit ties to big landlords, demonstrating the continuity of the policy of incentivizing the concentration of land and income, regardless of who occupies the presidential post.
