Congress Shields Agribusiness Land From Land Reform

Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 12, 2026 · Originally reported June 10, 2026 by Contracorriente

Congress on June 4 passed a law exempting agribusiness land from expropriation and land-reform programs and ordering police to act at once against occupations or protests, a measure peasant groups say criminalizes rural organizing in the conflict-torn Bajo Aguán region, where 20 people were killed on May 21.