Chile is also in the running, but inhabits a bad neighborhoodWhat do you think of Brazil's Lula, is his occasional flirtation with Castro fairly trifle, or actually ominous? IIRC, he is trying to give title to squatters(mainly on gov't land) to turn them into property owners. If they can do a decent job of handling those on private property(yeah, I know that is big 'if'), it sounds like a shrewd move.
Land redistribution is really not where it is at. The effects will probably be negative, but Brazil's future has really almost nothing to do with agriculture. The areas of Brazil that are really agriculturally productive in a world market could fit within Iowa. Tropical areas suck for agricultural if the truth be known as far as efficiency goes, so only that bit of Brazil to the far South is really productive.