No doubt the conviction rates should be very similar.

Therefore everyone can easily find out the causes to the effects !

Both are closely related.

The Agrarian Reform had an original 1.7 billions Reais budget for 400'000 MST settlements, later reduced to 700 millions. This explains why only 130'000 settlements have been done after 3 years of economic boom instead of the 400'000 promised by Lula...before and after being elected !.

So, unfortunately, how can anyone expect a budget for the justice of the killed rural workers ? Sarcastic comments but where is a true answer ????

Lula always arrange to have big social budgets voted with much fanfare and then reduced, reduced and reduced without much fanfare, for obvious reasons.

In Brazil a voted and approved budget is one thing : political. But a voted and approved budget FREED is another thing totally different from the first !

A paradise for corrupted people, killers, tax evasion.

With good lawyers, accountants and acquaintances for protection, what else does a wealthy man desire ?

You don't need to worry though if you're a native Brazilian (indian). Indians here routinely murder dozens of landless workers but are never prosecuted. They're just exercizing their human rights I suppose, since no one in power seems to notice or care.