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The president's spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, last month said the state "may not expropriate property arbitrarily or for a purpose other than... in the public interest".

Wilcox was accused of shoving a Department of Animal Services worker and trying to storm an animal shelter to regain custody of his expropriated goats.

MK's manifesto pledged to "expropriate all land without compensation, transferring ownership to the people under the custodianship of the state and traditional leaders".

Some villagers whose land was expropriated were well compensated by the government and polls suggest more than 80% in the region are optimistic the train will boost the economy, particularly among Amlo's core supporters.

If an agreement isn't reached the Portuguese government could expropriate the land.