Maceió, 4/22/2003 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - According to the president of Incra, Marcelo Resende, the government is going to implant a new policy to replace the old one that put settlers on plots of land without any infrastructure. "Fully 80% of land reform settlements do not have any water, electricity or access roads," said Resende as he announced that Incra (the Land Reform and Settlement Institute) will begin a review of all settlement areas.

Resende said land reform must consist of support from state and local officials, NGOs and open channels of communications with the Landless Rural Worker Movement (MST). (AB)