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Capital has historically used land to guarantee the accumulation process. In the 21st century, characterized by unique global dynamics, a land acquires an increasingly market character and is transformed a financial asset. This global land rush results in a process that comes under territorial control. Unlike most of the researches propagated, territory control is not unique worldwide, as it is the result of general (global), particular (national / regional) and singular (local) dynamics in interaction. Based on the case study of Paraguay, the objective of this article is to debate the singularities of territory control in Paraguay, bringing the dynamics and contradictions of this process to the discussion. Through the survey and systematization of data made available by MAG and CAPECO and information collected in fieldwork and through interviews, we identified different singularities in the territory control material in Paraguay, as in the incipient presence of financial capital, extreme significance of regional capital and small performance by Chinese capital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this paper is to analyze the paths and contemporary dynamics of rural producers and landowners of Brazilian origin in Paraguay, seeking to understand their logic and the current situation in terms of land control and tenure. For this purpose, a bibliographic review, analysis of statistical data and semi-structured interviews were carried out with 56 producers/rural landowners of Brazilian origin who are or have been in Paraguay. As a result of the research, it was identified that there are currently at least five different movements: i) producers who arrived in the second half of the 20th century and who remain in the same region in Paraguay; ii) producers and/or descendants who arrived in the country in the same period and in the last few years they have moved inland; iii) actors who arrived in the country more recently, investing in agricultural production and/or land acquisition; iv) producers who chose to hold land in both Paraguay and Brazil; v) rural producers who, for different reasons, return to Brazil. Therefore, there are different paths, movements and dynamics of this social group in relation to land in Paraguay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]